Here Comes the Rain Again
Nov. 22nd, 2024 01:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerAfter Wednesday's bomb cyclone failed to deliver locally the violent weather its name suggests (though it did pack a wallop in Oregon and Washington) today a steady, soaking rain has set in. A look at the forecast shows that it's likely to rain here for the next four days. We could get several inches of rain over that time. The Sierra Nevada mountains on the eastern side of the state will likely get a lot of snow. Both are a good start to our winter rainy season.
The start of winter? Yes, by my observational standard, it is. Autumn around here begins when it gets cool enough to wear long pants and I need to turn on the heat in the house. Winter begins when it starts to rain regularly. The latter works because of the Mediterranean climate pattern we have in California. We have long, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Virtually all of our annual rainfall comes in a 4 month stretch from generally around mid-November to March. Thus why it's good to get the season started with a good soaker of a rainfall. We need to refill our reservoirs, snowpack, and groundwater tables so they can last us through the 8 dry months that follow the rainy season.
The start of winter? Yes, by my observational standard, it is. Autumn around here begins when it gets cool enough to wear long pants and I need to turn on the heat in the house. Winter begins when it starts to rain regularly. The latter works because of the Mediterranean climate pattern we have in California. We have long, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Virtually all of our annual rainfall comes in a 4 month stretch from generally around mid-November to March. Thus why it's good to get the season started with a good soaker of a rainfall. We need to refill our reservoirs, snowpack, and groundwater tables so they can last us through the 8 dry months that follow the rainy season.
