A few stations in the Shasta area reported feet of rain during the three back-to-back storms earlier this month, meaning lots of water gained in Shasta Lake, the state's biggest. Likewise, the Feather basin received a lot, which was great for Oroville (SWP's main reservoir). In our neck of the woods, the Sacramento River jumped ten feet, which always gets our attention.

The storms were warm so there was some snow accumulation but nothing spectacular, and the southern Sierra got decent rain but nowhere near what hit the northern range or the southern Cascades. Last year was critically dry in the southern Sierra, so hopefully it will get hit dead on by a few storms this season.

In sum, a great start and possibly a normal to better-than season, but I'm too accustomed to seeing the storm door slam shut for a month or two midwinter to predict anything yet. But hey, no fires!

Cheers,