NorCal Vegetation Flammability On Par W. June Or Early July; 30 Days w/o Rain In SF

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Climatologists were cautiously elated as they watched snow pile as high as some roofs. But they still were going to need much more to make headway on the drought, said Andrew Schwartz, the lead scientist and station manager at the University of California, Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Laboratory. “We are really concerned about the upcoming months not having as many storms,” Schwartz told CNN at the time.

That’s exactly what happened in January, which is expected to go down as the driest on record for many parts of the state. Climatologists are now worried about the severity of the drought in the months to come. On Thursday, 66% of California was in severe drought, the US Drought Monitor reported.

Precipitation “flatlined” last month, according to Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Statewide snowpack, which had been at 160% of normal in December, is down to around 90% due to the lack of new accumulation and some midwinter melting, he said.

Schwartz’s snow lab — where the 17 feet of snow fell in December — got just 9 inches in January. Twenty out of the state’s 30 major climate stations reported their top five driest Januarys on record.

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https://climatecrocks.com/2022/02/09/after-record-early-snow-california-extends-dry-spell/#more-71463

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1. My best friend lives in the central valley and it hasn't rained there in 30 days either.

I fear for California this summer!