Thursday, 01 February 2007 02:29
This January Driest Since 1989
After midnight last night
it was be official- this January was the driest since 1889. Rainfall accumulation for the month
is was at 0.07 inch, which broke the record set in January 1889 of 0.15 inch.
The normal amount of rain for the month is 4.18 inches. In 2006, 3.07
inches fell on the city. Today
will be the 27th dry day in a row, well short of the longest winter dry spell,
which was 44 days from Nov. 15 to Dec. 28, 1976. Temperatures are
expected to reach the low 60s in Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto. Lake Tahoe
will see a high of 43 degrees. The snow pack is also well below normal, at about 48 percent in the
northern Sierra, 43 percent in the central Sierra and 40 percent in the
southern Sierra. Last year at this time, the snow pack was 111 percent of
normal in the northern Sierra, 123 percent in the central Sierra and 135
percent in the southern Sierra. The department of Water Services will conduct
their next measurement of snowfall this Friday