National Weather Service meteorologist predicts dry next few weeks

LITTLE RIVER, 1/13/2020 — So far, the 2020 – 2021 rain year hasn’t brought much precipitation to write home about, and according to National Weather Service meteorologists, we shouldn’t get our hopes up for rain in the near future. 

Ukiah has only received 32% of normal precipitation, or 5.74 inches of rain, since the water year began on October 1. That’s very little rain for the city, which averages closer to 17 inches of rain by January 12. Even last (rain) year the city had more water, receiving 8.32 inches by January 12. Things are looking slightly better in Eureka, but it’s not great there either. The coastal city recorded 9.70 inches of rain as of January 12, 50% of normal precipitation. Santa Rosa doesn’t have much to brag about either. They have only received 5.86 inches of rain over the past three months and change, or 34% of what has usually fallen by mid January. Across the board, Northern California is doing better than the southern half of the state, where some areas have seen as little as 2% of normal precipitation.