Winter storms that swept through Northern California have greatly reduced the threat of additional wildfires. This is a welcome change for the firefighters and residents throughout the state.
Northern California Rainfall
As reported by my AcuRite Atlas™ home weather station, the November rainfall total was 0.72 inches. Folks in other regions may think that doesn’t sound like much, but the locals can sense the change after months of smoky skies and 4 million acres burned during a historic California wildfire season. Unfortunately, areas of Southern California remain in high risk, as dry winds from the east continued over Thanksgiving and into early December. We continue to watch the weather forecast in hopes for additional winter storms to bring more rain and mountain snow to quench the state’s extremely dry vegetation. The more snow we get over the winter, the better shape we’ll be in next summer and into the next fire season.
Rapid Temperature Drop
In addition to the exciting rainfall last month, we saw an interesting temperature drop from Nov. 5 to 6 as a strong cold front moved through Northern California. On Nov. 5, the high temperature reported by my Atlas reached 90.2 °F (32.3 °C), while the very next day, the high temperature only reached 61.1 °F (16.7 °C). As you can see from the temperature trend from My AcuRite below, this brought a major weather pattern shift to the region and created the start of a near-normal fall weather trend for Northern California.
Share and Discuss
What did your November weather look like? Early season snowfall or wintery precipitation? Freezing temperatures? Share and discuss your weather reported by your AcuRite weather station in the comments below.