Kind of a Normal California Rainfall Season?
Years from now the 2002-2003 rainfall
season across California will look fairly "normal" if viewed in
its entirety.
However the distribution of rainfall throughout the season has been far from
normal. November 2002 saw an early strong storm system that gave
some locations their monthly totals in about a four day period, but them the
month went dry. December saw a rapid turnaround and ended up being very wet
with many locations having 2 to 3 times their normal rainfall. Then first of year brought back the fickleness of California weather when
most of the state had prolonged periods of high pressure with below normal totals for January, February and March
causing seasonal accumulations to fall below normal. But an
"awesome April" saw enough persistent cool wet weather for much of
California to end up with close to 100% of their normal seasonal rainfall
despite a mostly dry May and June
San
Francisco's rainfall fell into the same pattern with almost 400% of normal
in December and nearly 300% in April to finish just above normal for the
season.
(Note:
The "rainfall season" is July 1 to June 30. All data here is
preliminary and could vary slightly from NCDC published data.)
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Key California Cities - Monthly
Rainfall and Percent of Normal - July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003
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San Francisco |
San Jose |
Sacramento |
Fresno |
Los Angeles |
San Diego |
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Jul |
Amount |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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PON |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
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Aug |
Amount |
0.03 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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PON |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
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Sep |
Amount |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.31 |
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PON |
4% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
148% |
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Oct |
Amount |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.04 |
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PON |
1% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
9% |
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Nov |
Amount |
2.00 |
1.99 |
2.34 |
1.77 |
2.31 |
0.32 |
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PON |
60% |
115% |
107% |
161% |
220% |
30% |
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Dec |
Amount |
12.03 |
5.91 |
6.18 |
2.24 |
3.33 |
1.98 |
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PON |
378% |
296% |
252% |
167% |
174% |
151% |
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Jan |
Amount |
1.75 |
0.65 |
1.26 |
0.39 |
0.00 |
0.02 |
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PON |
37% |
21% |
33% |
18% |
0% |
1% |
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Feb |
Amount |
1.80 |
1.49 |
1.32 |
1.45 |
4.64 |
4.88 |
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PON |
43% |
52% |
37% |
68% |
126% |
239% |
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Mar |
Amount |
1.71 |
0.74 |
1.88 |
0.63 |
4.31 |
1.36 |
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PON |
45% |
28% |
70% |
29% |
137% |
60% |
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Apr |
Amount |
3.60 |
3.05 |
2.53 |
2.84 |
0.71 |
1.41 |
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PON |
288% |
299% |
248% |
374% |
86% |
188% |
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May |
Amount |
0.93 |
0.72 |
1.17 |
0.68 |
1.02 |
0.30 |
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PON |
172% |
164% |
221% |
175% |
329% |
150% |
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Jun |
Amount |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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PON |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
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Selected California Cities Rainfall - Percent of
Normal - July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003
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California Rainfall -
Percent of Normal - July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003 |
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Adin RS |
84% |
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Alturas RS |
76% |
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Angwin |
109% |
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Angwin Pacific Union Col |
116% |
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Ash Mountain |
104% |
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Auberry 2 Nw |
85% |
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Auburn |
91% |
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Bakersfield |
91% |
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Barstow |
112% |
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Bear Trap Meadow |
92% |
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Ben Lomond |
103% |
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Berkeley |
112% |
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Big Bar |
119% |
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Big Bear Lake |
67% |
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Big Sur State Park |
84% |
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Big Sur Station |
82% |
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Bishop |
104% |
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Blue Canyon (DWR-2) |
86% |
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Blythe |
47% |
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Boca |
78% |
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Bodie |
59% |
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Bowman |
112% |
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Bridgeport R S |
75% |
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Brush Creek (DWR-2) |
127% |
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Cachuma Lake |
103% |
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Calaveras Big Trees |
90% |
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Calistoga |
117% |
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Callahan |
138% |
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Camp Pardee |
79% |
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Caples (Twin) Lake |
70% |
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Cazadero |
94% |
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Cedarville |
78% |
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Cherry Valley Dam |
88% |
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Chico Univ Farm |
116% |
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China Lake Armitage |
74% |
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Clear Lk Highlands (Obs) |
148% |
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Cloverdale |
114% |
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Coalinga |
115% |
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Colfax |
93% |
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Cottonwood Gates |
161% |
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Covelo 1 Nne |
130% |
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Crooked Creek |
85% |
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Cuyamaca Dam |
85% |
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Davis 2wsw |
125% |
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De Sabla (PG & E) |
132% |
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Death Valley |
105% |
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Donner Mem St Park |
92% |
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Downieville |
112% |
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Doyle |
89% |
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Dunsmuir |
128% |
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Eagle Creek |
113% |
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East Park Reservoir |
130% |
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El Capitan Dam |
105% |
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Elsinore |
135% |
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Englebright (Usace) |
105% |
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Eureka |
140% |
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Fairmont |
110% |
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Fiddletown |
96% |
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Florence Lake (Sce) |
107% |
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Folsom Dam |
88% |
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Foresthill R S |
92% |
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Fort Bidwell |
93% |
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Fort Jones RS |
122% |
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Fort Ross |
88% |
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Fresno |
87% |
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Gasquet Ranger Station |
101% |
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Georgetown RS (USFS) |
94% |
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Giant Forest (Usace) |
108% |
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Gilroy |
92% |
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Glenville Fs |
104% |
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Grant Grove |
97% |
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Grass Valley |
97% |
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Graton |
102% |
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Greenville RS |
111% |
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Groveland R S |
84% |
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Grover Hot Springs |
77% |
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Haiwee |
118% |
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Hanford Refinery |
97% |
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Happy Camp RS |
101% |
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Healdsburg |
136% |
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Hetch Hetchy |
101% |
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Hollister |
105% |
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Hoopa |
111% |
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Hossack |
126% |
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Imperial Valley |
64% |
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Independence |
172% |
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Isabella Dam |
117% |
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Juncal Dam |
97% |
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Kentfield |
99% |
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Kern PH 3 |
123% |
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Kern R Intake No. 3 |
126% |
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King City |
91% |
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Klamath R. @ Orleans |
114% |
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Laguna Beach |
139% |
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Lagunitas Lake |
115% |
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Lake Arrowhead |
67% |
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Lemon Cove |
88% |
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Lindsay |
100% |
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Livermore |
113% |
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Lodgepole |
99% |
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Los Angeles City |
108% |
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Los Angeles AP |
81% |
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Los Banos |
93% |
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Los Gatos |
118% |
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Madera |
86% |
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Markleeville |
83% |
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Martinez |
105% |
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McCloud |
103% |
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Merced |
87% |
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Mineral (Obs.) |
133% |
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Moccasin |
107% |
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Monterey |
91% |
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Mount Diablo |
106% |
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Mount Hamilton |
114% |
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Mount Shasta City |
148% |
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Mount Wilson No 2 |
111% |
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Mountain Home |
97% |
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Muir Woods |
130% |
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Napa |
123% |
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Nevada City |
112% |
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New Exchequer-Lk Mcclure |
96% |
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Newark |
96% |
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Niland |
50% |
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North Fork R S |
98% |
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Oakland |
101% |
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Occidental |
98% |
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Oceanside Marina |
115% |
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Orland |
123% |
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Oxnard |
129% |
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Pacific House (Obs.) |
101% |
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Pacifica 4SSE |
114% |
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Paicines |
116% |
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Panoche |
107% |
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Petaluma |
95% |
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Pine Flat Dam |
91% |
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Pinnacles |
97% |
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Placerville |
87% |
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Portola |
97% |
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Priest Valley |
82% |
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Quincy RS (USFS) |
133% |
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Red Bluff |
125% |
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Redding |
105% |
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Redwood City |
115% |
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Richmond |
114% |
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Rogers Camp |
117% |
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Russian R. @ Healdsburg |
141% |
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Sacramento |
80% |
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Saint Helena |
128% |
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Salinas No2 |
98% |
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San Bernardino |
78% |
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San Clemente Dam |
111% |
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San Diego |
99% |
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San Francisco AP |
118% |
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San Francisco City |
107% |
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San Fran. Ocnsd |
105% |
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San Gregorio |
96% |
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San Jose |
99% |
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San Luis Obispo Poly |
102% |
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San Rafael |
114% |
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Santa Ana Fire Sta |
103% |
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Santa Barbara |
133% |
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Santa Cruz |
95% |
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Santa Rosa |
110% |
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Scotia |
136% |
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Sierraville RS (USFS) |
87% |
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Sly Park |
85% |
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Soda Springs 1 E |
94% |
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Sonoma |
89% |
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Sonora RS |
95% |
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S. Entrance Yosemite |
93% |
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Stockton Fire Station 4 |
101% |
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Stony Gorge Reservoir |
119% |
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Strawberry Valley |
113% |
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Success Dam |
112% |
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Susanville |
137% |
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Tahoe City (Nws) |
96% |
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Three Rivers PH No 1 |
97% |
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Tracy Carbona |
89% |
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Truckee RS (Obs) |
86% |
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Twentynine Palms |
40% |
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Ukiah |
138% |
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Upr Sn Lndro |
89% |
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Vinton |
87% |
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Visalia |
82% |
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Wasco |
81% |
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Watsonville |
86% |
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Weaverville RS |
120% |
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West Point |
102% |
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Woodland 1 Wnw |
128% |
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Woodside |
130% |
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Yosemite Headquarters |
98% |
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Yreka |
110% |
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San Francisco Bay Area Seasonal Rainfall -
July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003 |
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San Francisco Daily Rainfall -
July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003 |
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Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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2 |
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0.02 |
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0.20 |
0.57 |
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3 |
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0.06 |
0.27 |
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4 |
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0.48 |
0.04 |
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0.02 |
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0.83 |
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8 |
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1.07 |
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0.01 |
0.60 |
0.99 |
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10 |
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0.05 |
0.17 |
0.13 |
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10 |
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11 |
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11 |
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12 |
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0.02 |
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0.06 |
0.36 |
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0.92 |
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12 |
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13 |
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0.02 |
2.99 |
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0.29 |
0.04 |
0.37 |
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13 |
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14 |
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0.81 |
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0.21 |
0.01 |
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14 |
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15 |
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0.42 |
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0.61 |
0.57 |
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15 |
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16 |
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1.76 |
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0.16 |
0.37 |
0.21 |
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17 |
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0.76 |
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17 |
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18 |
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0.04 |
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18 |
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19 |
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1.46 |
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0.03 |
0.18 |
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19 |
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20 |
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0.71 |
0.02 |
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20 |
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21 |
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0.11 |
0.34 |
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0.14 |
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22 |
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0.17 |
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0.22 |
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22 |
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23 |
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0.01 |
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0.04 |
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0.22 |
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24 |
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0.04 |
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0.43 |
0.01 |
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25 |
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0.01 |
0.01 |
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0.03 |
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0.02 |
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0.10 |
0.01 |
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25 |
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26 |
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0.17 |
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0.29 |
0.12 |
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27 |
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0.10 |
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0.23 |
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27 |
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28 |
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0.96 |
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0.23 |
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28 |
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29 |
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0.20 |
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29 |
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30 |
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0.08 |
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0.01 |
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30 |
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31 |
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0.66 |
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31 |
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Amt. |
0.00 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
2.00 |
12.03 |
1.75 |
1.80 |
1.71 |
3.60 |
0.93 |
0.00 |
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Days |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
18 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
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San Francisco Daily Rainfall
Graph v. Normal Graph - July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003
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