Bay Area sees wetter-than-usual December, in good start to water year

Bay Area water season off to good start thanks to rainy December 01:44

If you feel like it has rained more than it usually does in the Bay Area this December, you’d be correct.

How much more, however, does depend on where you live.

First Alert Meteorologist Zoe Mintz said the North Bay has seen the most rain.

“You have really been in on the heaviest rainfall over the last month. Three inches above average for you,” she said.

The December rainfall hasn’t been quite as substantial elsewhere, though still notable.

“San Francisco is well above average when it comes to our rain – we picked up 4.22 inches, nearly over half an inch of average,” Mintz said. “San Jose, even though you didn’t see nearly as much as San Francisco and up across the North Bay communities, you saw a little bit over 2 inches. You’re still slightly above average for this time of year.”

Overall, a good start to the water year, said Professor Jay Lund, the Vice-Director of the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences.

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