Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Holy Weather Records, Batman!

Okay, so it's been raining (and flooding) a bit in Marin during the past couple of months.

But just how much rain has fallen this year?

Dick Jordan (who lived through these downpours until mid-January) asked himself that question, and maybe you have, too.

According the MMWD "Water Watch," 66.68 inches of rain has fallen at Lake Lagunitas from July 1, 2016 through Tuesday, February 7th, 207.40% of the average year-to-date rainfall, and more than double what came down during the same dates last year.

So no wonder your hiking socks are a bit damp!

And, oh yeah, like an opera that ain't over until the fat lady sings, this "rain year" isn't over until it's over.

Dick Jordan, reporting from Eugene, Oregon, where a mere 26.56 inches of "precipitation" (which presumably includes snowfall) has dropped out of the skies during the same time period, says "Stay dry, Meanderers!

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