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HMB Strong and Very Strong El Niņos Half Moon Bay Seasonal Rainfall and El Niņo/La Niņa Type
Yrs by % of Normal Categories (7 events)   Rainfall Season Rainfall
% of Normal Half Moon Bay El Niņo/La Niņa Type Jul 1 - June 30 Amount (in.) % of Normal
<50% 0   1950-1951 26.49 105%
50-70% 0 Weak El Niņo 1951-1952 36.94 147%
70-90% 1 Weak El Niņo 1952-1953 23.44 93%
90-110% 2 Weak El Niņo 1953-1954 19.67 78%
110-130% 0 Weak La Niņa 1954-1955 17.09 68%
130-150% 1 Moderate La Niņa 1955-1956 34.24 136%
>150% 3   1956-1957 23.01 92%
Average 142% Strong El Niņo 1957-1958 43.61 173%
Max % Normal 213%   1958-1959 15.35 61%
Min % Normal 78%   1959-1960 20.07 80%
  1960-1961 18.83 75%
  1961-1962 22.94 91%
  1962-1963 33.08 132%
Moderate El Niņo 1963-1964 17.22 68%
Weak La Niņa 1964-1965 25.17 100%
Strong El Niņo 1965-1966 19.64 78%
  1966-1967 35.43 141%
  1967-1968 21.22 84%
Moderate El Niņo 1968-1969 31.55 125%
Weak El Niņo 1969-1970 20.89 83%
Weak La Niņa 1970-1971 24.96 99%
  1971-1972 13.09 52%
Strong El Niņo 1972-1973 34.14 136%
Strong La Niņa 1973-1974 37.53 149%
Weak La Niņa 1974-1975 24.24 96%
Strong La Niņa 1975-1976 13.56 54%
Moderate El Niņo 1976-1977 14.88 59%
Weak El Niņo 1977-1978 36.17 144%
  1978-1979 24.87 99%
Weak El Niņo 1979-1980 30.4 121%
  1980-1981 18.75 75%
  1981-1982 48.28 192%
VStrong El Niņo 1982-1983 53.56 213%
Weak La Niņa 1983-1984 25.87 103%
Weak La Niņa 1984-1985 27.35 109%
  1985-1986 30.46 121%
Moderate El Niņo 1986-1987 20.61 82%
Moderate El Niņo 1987-1988 20.09 80%
Strong La Niņa 1988-1989 23.34 93%
  1989-1990 17.09 68%
  1990-1991 20.03 80%
VStrong El Niņo 1991-1992 25.32 101%
Weak El Niņo 1992-1993 33.43 133%
  1993-1994 17.18 68%
Moderate El Niņo 1994-1995 34.76 138%
Weak La Niņa 1995-1996 31.8 126%
  1996-1997 26.05 104%
VStrong El Niņo 1997-1998 50.69 202%
Strong La Niņa 1998-1999 29.48 117%
Strong La Niņa 1999-2000 31.54 125%
Weak La Niņa 2000-2001 22.78 91%
  2001-2002 M M
Moderate El Niņo 2002-2003 M M
  2003-2004 23.15 92%
Weak El Niņo 2004-2005 37.83 150%
Weak La Niņa 2005-2006 35.58 142%
Weak El Niņo 2006-2007 18.29 73%
Strong La Niņa 2007-2008 20.65 82%
Weak La Niņa 2008-2009 20.74 82%
Moderate El Niņo 2009-2010 25.34 101%
Strong La Niņa 2010-2011 27.75 110%
Weak La Niņa 2011-2012 16.16 64%
  2012-2013 18.78 75%
  2013-2014 9.44 38%
Weak El Niņo 2014-2015 16.45 65%
VStrong El Niņo 2015-2016 22.93 91%
Moderate La Niņa 2016-2017 37.07 147%
Moderate La Niņa 2017-2018 18.62 74%
Weak El Niņo 2018-2019 26.17 104%
  2019-2020 14.74 59%
Moderate La Niņa 2020-2021 11.09 44%
Moderate La Niņa 2021-2022 21.92 87%
Moderate La Niņa 2022-2023 37.5 149%
Moderate El Niņo 2023-2024 28.35 113%
Weak La Niņa 2024-2025 18.52 74%
Weak La Niņa 2025-2026 25.81 103%
30-yr normal 25.14 100%
Max 53.56 213%
Min 9.44 38%

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