From the California Weather Blog:
“A notable amount of late-season precipitation fell throughout much of California during late March and early April. Given how dry winter 2013-2014 has been overall, this early-spring rain and snowfall–while not heavy by the standards of a more typical winter–represents a substantial fraction of all the precipitation that accumulated during the current Water Year.
This recent precipitation has been effective in mitigating some of the very short-term impacts of the ongoing drought in California–adding moisture to the soil surface (and subsequently reducing extreme water stress on vegetation and temporarily decreasing wildfire risk) and resulting in modest flows into most of California’s major reservoirs. … ”
Read more from the California Weather Blog here: California’s rainy season winds down and severe drought remains; El Nino conditions developing rapidly in Tropical Pacific
