2022-2023 California and Southwest Weather Thread

[Reg]

Fixed my totals for the last storm. Only 0.24" left until I surpass 2010-2011's season total, which would make this current season the wettest I've ever recorded since 2009.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Nice day today and it was still light outside and warm after I had dinner.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Looks like the low was 60.

[Mr Marine Layer]

We begin a new below normal streak today. Will this one last more than 26 days?

[Mr Marine Layer]

Sprinkling again. 

[seattleweatherguy]

How close is California to being out of the drought?

[Mr Marine Layer]

7 minutes ago, seattleweatherguy said:

How close is California to being out of the drought?

They are getting pretty close, but the deserts actually still have below normal rainfall. 

[Mr Marine Layer]

Here we go again 

[Thunder98]

WINDY TODAY

[Mr Marine Layer]

Rain is actually more boring than sunny weather because on a sunny day you can go out and do something. That's why all rain should fall during the night or during work hours.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Raining pretty hard now. Thought this was supposed to be a weak storm. 

[Mr Marine Layer]

Low clouds are back now after the rain has died down.

[Reg]

Cloudy with some drizzle here this afternoon, but nothing measurable. Hardly any wind here to speak of so far.

[Mr Marine Layer]

13 minutes ago, Reg said:

Cloudy with some drizzle here this afternoon, but nothing measurable. Hardly any wind here to speak of so far.

What colors are used for your rainfall totals?

[Reg]

3 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

What colors are used for your rainfall totals?

It depends on the time of year/season and how above or below average the current season total is (for the current point in the season, not for the entire water year). I don't have any "legend" I use or anything.

If I ever have a season total go past 20 inches, or receive excessive rain early in the season, I'd use the color blue - which I've never had to do yet.

[Thunder98]

4 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Rain is actually more boring than sunny weather because on a sunny day you can go out and do something. That's why all rain should fall during the night or during work hours.

I prefer Convection precip or heavy steady rain. Drizzle is blah.

[Thunder98]

4 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Rain is actually more boring than sunny weather because on a sunny day you can go out and do something. That's why all rain should fall during the night or during work hours.

I think SE AZ has one of the best climates in the entire Western US. 

 

 

[Mr Marine Layer]

The ma-"rain" layer is back in full force.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Today is the Spring Equinox, but spring isn't showing any signs of springing.

[Thunder98]

Happy 1st day of Astronomical Spring! The sun angle is getting quite high now!

 

 

[Mr Marine Layer]

5 minutes ago, Thunder98 said:

Happy 1st day of Astronomical Spring! The sun angle is getting quite high now!

 

 

Spring is a waste of high sun angles here.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Graypril

May Gray

June Gloom

No Sky July

Fogust

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What shall we call it in March?

[Thunder98]

Just now, Mr Marine Layer said:

Graypril

May Gray

June Gloom

No Sky July

Fogust

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What shall we call it in March?

muddy mARch 

[Mr Marine Layer]

6:30 drizzle

7:30 drizzle

8:30 drizzle

9:30 drizzle

10:30 drizzle

[Thunder98]

5 minutes ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Spring is a waste of high sun angles here.

If you think its bad here this year, you would hate Wisconsin in Spring.

 

[Mr Marine Layer]

0.13" so far out of this endless drizzle. 

[Thunder98]

Its drizzly outside

*Now its actually raining

 

[Mr Marine Layer]

2 hours to go

[Reg]

Nothing measurable here since 8 AM. Cloudy but not even drizzle since then.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Spring is here, whether the weather says so or not.

[Mr Marine Layer]

It's time for the jet stream to become "woke" to the fact that it's spring. 

[Reg]

Lot of interesting clouds today, and in multiple layers. So many shades of grey.

[Mr Marine Layer]

AR number 12 is coming. 

[Mr Marine Layer]

Temecula was cheated by the last storm. They could get 3-4 inches from this one.

[Reg]

Rain finally picked up again over the past hour. Colder than the previous several storms.

Season total currently at 17.03" with the rain continuing outside.

[Reg]

Season total now at 17.13" - surpassing my 2010-2011 season total and officially marking my wettest season up to this point.

[Gradient Keeper]

IR/WV Loop, Radar Update, San Francisco NWS Statement

3/21/23 6:12 AM

Impressively strong system off the central/southern CA coast this morning!

[Reg]

0.54" here so far this morning.

[Mr Marine Layer]

2 minutes ago, Reg said:

0.54" here so far this morning.

Could reach 20 inches this year.

[Mr Marine Layer]

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[Verse 2]
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[Chorus]
All you need is rain
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[Bridge]
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[Chorus]
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All you need is rain, rain
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[Verse 3]
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[Chorus]
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All you need is rain, rain
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[Reg]

1 hour ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Could reach 20 inches this year.

Maybe but I have doubts. 0.70" for today now.

Edit: Heavy rain hitting us now.

[Reg]

Doppler radar indicating that the moisture is about to spend itself out. I'm approaching 18 inches for the season.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Lots of wind now, but not that much rain!

[Mr Marine Layer]

0.78" since 12 am.

[Reg]

1.05" since midnight and over 18" for the season.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Raining heavily here.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Rain stopped for now. More floods.

[Mr Marine Layer]

Barely got an inch from this one.

[IMoveALot_Weather]

At this time last year, the YTD rain total in Riverside was 0.10". This year, it's 7.61". 

[Gradient Keeper]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
1252 PM PDT Tue Mar 21 2023

The National Weather Service in The San Francisco Bay Area has issued
a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Santa Cruz County in northern California...

* Until 130 PM PDT.

* At 1248 PM PDT, a severe wind storm was located over the ocean is
  providing strong southerly wind gusts over Santa Cruz County.

  THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR Santa Cruz County.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 80 mph.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated and observations in Santa Cruz of 59 mph.
           These winds are expected to intensify down to the surface
           over the next hour

  IMPACT...Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and
           vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are
           likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Capitola, Live Oak, Aptos, Twin Lakes,
  Opal Cliffs, Ben Lomond, Eureka Canyon Road, Felton, Soquel, Rio
  Del Mar and Day Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. This storm is producing
widespread wind damage across Santa Cruz County. SEEK SHELTER NOW
inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows!