California 1998-1999
Rainfall Season in Review
 

by Jan Null, CCM
The following table shows the rainfall for the just completed rainfall season.  The north to south distribution is typical of what has been seen in previous La Niņa seasons (see La Niņa and California Rainfall), with above normal seasonal totals on the north coast, near normal in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California interior, and below normal in South Central and Southern California. The exception is Bakersfield was 122% of normal, but this was primarily due to an intense two day storm on January 24th and 25th that accounted for 2.79 inches, or 40% of the entire seasons total.
    
City 1998-1999 Season Percent of Normal 1997-1998 Season Percent of Normal
EUREKA 49.99 133% 58.62  156%
REDDING 30.94 93% 65.61  197%
SACRAMENTO 15.27 82% 32.25 173%
SANTA ROSA 32.20 106% 53.90 178%
SAN FRANCISCO 23.49 114% 47.22 230%
SAN JOSE 12.97 90% 28.89 200%
FRESNO 7.01  66% 20.36 192%
BAKERSFIELD 6.96 122%  14.66 256%
LOS ANGELES 9.09 62% 31.01 210%
SAN DIEGO 6.72 68% 17.78 180%
Distribution of 1998-1999 California Rainfall

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