More than 32 trillion gallons of water were dumped on the state of California from 9 Atmospheric Rivers this year!

Note: The article this is attached to is from March 9th so mostly California is presently out of our normal rainy season at this point. In other words, We might not have any more significant rain until September or October or later than that at this point if this were a normal year which it is not.

 

By the way a later article says there were actually 12 Atmospheric Rivers dropped on California this year which created a really amazing super bloom happening all over the state. However, the high alpine meadow super bloom is usually later in the summer depending upon the altitude so we will see when that occurs. It usually slowly moves up in altitude between May and August in the Sierras and Cascades.

 

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These expected storms are just the latest in a year of wild weather in California. In January, three weeks of atmospheric rivers wreaked havoc across the state. More than 32 trillion gallons of water were dumped on the state, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Mar 9, 2023

California braces for rain and snow from new atmospheric rivers