Sacramento: Wettest 24 Hours On Record After Longest Period w/o Measurable Rainfall On Record

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The atmospheric river drenching the West Coast unleashed record rainfall and moisture that brought deluges and flooding to the rain-starved region. Sacramento ended a record 212-day-long streak last Monday, reversing course and suddenly experiencing its wettest day on record on Sunday — a whopping 5.44 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, equating to what would ordinarily fall in two and a half months.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/10/25/atmospheric-river-record-rain-california/

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1. To put it in perspective...

Sacramento has, in the last couple of days, received 44% of its average annual rainfall. The rain year only started on October 1st.

https://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/awipsProducts/RNORR4RSA.php

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2. WOW . ..

Los Angeles got some of that!

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3. Fortunately there was enough in the Sierra's and Foothills

to add to the reservoirs. Rain in the City itself only drains to the delta and out to the Bay, What is most important for the irrigation and water season is how much falls in the foothills that drains to the dams and how much snow pack we have to hold us until early summer.

This was a godsend as far as the water season goes. There was quite a bit of local street flooding but that dissipated rather quickly. I drove all over South Sacramento yesterday and saw a few downed trees, but very little flooding left over. The roads were, for the most part, clear and moving traffic at regular speeds.