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Rainfall year still falls short of average for Northern California

Posted by: Maven on July 3, 2009 at 6:19 am

From the Chico Enterprise-Record:

Many north state cities saw an increase in rainfall over the past year, but generally precipitation remained below average as California’s three-year-old drought continued. The Enterprise-Record’s weather station in Chico recorded exactly 20 inches of rain for the precipitation year ending June 30 — an 8-percent increase over the prior year. The 2008-09 total was about 79.8 percent of the average total of 25.09 inches.

The precipitation picture was similar across the north state. E-R weather observer Ron Ullman reported 26.15 inches in Oroville, a 29 percent increase over 2007-08′s 20.15 inches. In Paradise, E-R weather observer Jay Castor reported 52.88 inches, 29 percent more than the prior year’s 40.95 inches. The Paradise Irrigation District recorded 47.17 inches at its station, 90 percent of its average 51.86 inches.

Although the past year’s rainfall is below normal, it is an improvement over 2006-07 and 2007-08. In Chico, there were 16.17 inches and 18.49 inches of rain respectively.

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July 3, 2009 · Filed Under Drought, Weather & Snowpack, Northern California

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