January is usually San Franciscos wettest month, averaging four and a half inches of rain since 1850. In January 2015, though, it hasnt rained at all -- and the forecast doesnt suggest thats likely to change. Over the past 165 years, that has never happened. Not once. The closest the city came to a rainless month was when it got 0.06 inches -- in 2014. The current problem, as you know, is the persistent drought in the state, which, thanks in part to heavy rains in December, has actually eased slightly from its worst point. Slightly. According to data from the National Drought Mitigation Center, the current state of drought in California is still like nothing seen this century. - Philip Bump. Washington Post
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 20:03:03 +0000
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