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Brother Buzz

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12. The rain actually adds to the water content of the snow

Fri Jan 20, 2017, 04:40 PM

Jan 2017

Granted, it melts snow at the lower elevations, but that is snow that would normally melt in a few days anyway. Monthly measures of the snows at the higher elevations are done by weight, not feet.

That being said, it's generally accepted by knowledgeable people that we will have more rain and less snow in the state for the foreseeable future, and we need to increase our storage capacities to capture it. These same people also know the purse string are now tied tight in a Gordian knot with an administration that hates our fair state. Spite, pure spite.

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I'm up at 4 AM in San Francisco- Thunder, Lightning, Rain, and charged air! [View all] NBachers Jan 2017 OP

Awesome! I hope some of that stormy weather rolls on up to Sacramento! Silver Gaia Jan 2017 #1

I had to jump up and close the window- the rain's really pelting down now, and the thunder continues NBachers Jan 2017 #2

Was just looking at radar app... Snackshack Jan 2017 #3

A lot of water lapfog_1 Jan 2017 #4

Yep... Snackshack Jan 2017 #7

Mammoth has more snow than any place else in the nation. JayhawkSD Jan 2017 #8

the southern CA mountains are doing better than the middle or northern lapfog_1 Jan 2017 #9

The rain actually adds to the water content of the snow Brother Buzz Jan 2017 #12

Raining heavily in Sac now. No thunder or lightning, but the rain is nice. Silver Gaia Jan 2017 #5

There's been an unusual number of thunderstorms here too. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #6

San Luis Obispo has had almost double the average rain to date Piedras Jan 2017 #10

Great news coming in from across the state! But, I hope it's dry tomorrow for the Women's March. NBachers Jan 2017 #11