From the California Weather Blog:
September, October, and November were pretty dry months across most of California. Rain did fall in the north, and the Sierra Nevada did benefit from some relatively modest snows (technically putting us infinitely ahead of last year’s snow total to date of…essentially zero).
The precipitation deficits accumulated this autumn add to an already tremendous multi-year precipitation shortfall across California. The region has yet to see meaningful relief from our worst drought on record, and quite a few Californians are getting anxious. But as I’ve discussed extensively, this year is not like last year (or any of the past four years). The Ridiculously Resilient Ridge has not returned, and the best available evidence suggests that the large-scale pattern over the North Pacific will change very substantially in the coming days and weeks.
First, I want to reassure everyone that reports of El Niño’s demise have been greatly exaggerated demonstrably false. … “
Read more from the California Weather Blog here: Substantial Northern California storms this week; El Niño-influenced pattern likely to emerge in December
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