January 15, 2016
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Rain -- and Snow !
During the first week of January, we had three days in a row of steady rains. I didn't get out with the camera during those days, but I did get one shot at the end of the rain, just to prove it had been raining!
One morning when I awoke, the view outside was quite rainy -- I grabbed the camera and took the next couple of shots from my bed!
And the patio also showed evidence of rain.
When there are winter storms, they often leave snow at the top of the mountains. The prediction of rain is often followed by a statement something like "snow above 5,000 feet," and usually that means there will flurries about 1,000 feet lower than predicted. Last week, when the sun came out, there was a lovely snow cap on the mountains of the San Gabriel range.
There have been storms almost every other day since then -- dry winter storms, which drop their rain in Northern and Central California but are dry in Southern California coastal areas.
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Hooray for rain! I know it will take a lot more to fill the reservoirs, but maybe the landscape will green up a bit.
Hooray for rain! It's amazing how green the hills were, even the day after the rains. But then, the more grass that grows after rains, the more there is to burn when the rainy season ends -- it's a real double-edged sword! Lake Cachuma received 2.5 inches of rain -- the lake level also rose 2.5 inches, since there's no runoff yet (it's all sinking in -- yay!) At this point, we'll take whatever water comes, wherever it lands!
I am so delighted to see rain coming to your area.
I was surprised how much better I feel now that it has rained! We need so much more, but even cloudy skies are welcome!
Even the precipitation to the north should benefit you though indirectly! I hope the rains continue and the lake level can return to a healthy state!!! I love the photos of the mountains with the snow!
Absolutely -- snow on the Sierras in Central California is a major source of water supplied to Southern California through our State water projects. I've been watching that pretty closely -- the snowpack is not up to the average level yet, but it's getting closer. We're being bypassed by all but the edges of the el nino storms, but we do have cloudy skies, and even that much moisture is helpful (and every once in a while it drops a raindrop or two!)!
I remember seeing the snow-capped mountains when it wasn't too smoggy. I think it the air be clearer now than it was when I was young.
The air is pretty clear these days -- there are few days now when you can't at least see that there are mountains there! We do get some smog along the mountains on warm sunny days -- it starts around Pasadena, and moves out to Riverside and Redlands during the day, beginning again the next day. The snow has been beautiful for the last few days!
Hi Janet
We got a little rain, but there is still no running water in the river!!!
It's going to take a lot of water to make the rivers flow again!
There is just enough snow and rain in northern Arizona that the rivers which flow from north to south are actually running. I hope the storms start coming south,as several meteorologists are now predicting.
I'm glad you're getting snow in the north -- and how neat to see the streams flowing. We are on the southern edge of this week's storms, with overcast skies and misty air; next week we may actually see some rain again.
so happy for the rain in your area!
Yes -- the rain really felt good, and we are looking forward to more, possibly next week.
Such a beautiful post. What a blessing to have rain for three consecutive days! somewhat of a thirst quencher for people in your area I imagine.
It definitely felt good to have some rain! Hopefully we will have more next week. It's just a beginning, but each drop helps!
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