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Dry conditions continue

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 4, 2009 at 7:21 am

From the La Canada Valley Sun:

Southern California has just experienced its fourth year of below normal rainfall. According to the National Weather Service, from July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2009 Los Angeles has received 9.08 inches of precipitation, well below the 15.15 inch average. “That is a -6.06 departure from normal,” said David Gomberg, meteorologist from the National Weather Service. “Last year [rainfall] was 13.53.”

“It’s not a happy story,” said Bill Patzert, climatologist with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

This June was gloomy and wet with rain on occasion but that only amounted to about 0.15 inches. The fourth year of drought has made water conservation even more of an issue. Recently the major supplier of imported water to regional water companies, Metropolitan Water District informed their distributors they would be receiving less water.

“We have a growing population,” Patzert said. “It’s the old supply and demand thing.” Californians have always been used to their English-type gardens, he added. “But those good old days are in the rearview mirror. Now it is time for a reality check.”

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July 4, 2009 · Filed Under Drought, Weather & Snowpack, Southern California

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