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Northern California: Precipitation spigot shut off in November

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 2, 2008 at 8:04 am

From the Redding’s Record Searchlight:

November started sopping. But the spigot shut off early last month, with hardly a drop or a flake in three weeks. And there’s no sign that Northern California’s warm, dry autumn weather will moisten up over the next couple of weeks – a time of year when the wet season is usually ramping up.

“Right now, for the foreseeable future, it’s looking dry,” said Karl Swanberg, a National Weather Service forecaster in Sacramento.

Last month’s meager rains did little to boost Lake Shasta, which hit its lowest level in 30 years on Oct. 30 when the water stood 158 feet below the dam crest.

The lake managed to rise four feet in November, recovering to 154 feet Monday afternoon, federal Bureau of Reclamation figures showed.

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December 2, 2008 · Filed Under Drought, Weather & Snowpack

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