Dear WeatherCat Western United States victims of feast or famine,
10 days in December and sadly the first nuisance flooding has occurred in the workshop. There is a root that has tunneled too close to the south wall of the workshop and when we get too much rain, water seeps in along that path.
My value of rainfall for a normal December around here is 3.54 inches. In only 3 days we have already picked up 2.87" and it is still coming down. Next week is setting up as an
"atmospheric river" phenomena basically guaranteeing will exceed the normal rainfall for the month by the end of the week.
Alas, this is anything but good news really. Lots of rain along the coast doesn't help the water supply. These are warm storms that don't dump as much snow which is the major water storage system in most Western states. Worse still, there is a disturbing pattern. In 3 of the 4 years where we had well above normal December rainfall, we had well below normal January rainfall.
It is very early in the 2016-17 rainy season, but I'm cured of the idea that early rains mean we'll have an abundant rainy season. It still might happen, but I'll remain skeptical as I mop up the water . . . . .
*Sigh*, . . . . . . . Edouard