Yesterday and last night we had our first rain in a long time. I went and checked - not a drop has fallen since May 21st, that's pretty much four and a half months without rain. Even then it was less than a half an inch for all of may - you have to go back to April to find any real rain.
I must say it was quite refreshing, and I was out in San Francisco coming home as it really got started, the streets were pretty deserted and a lot of folks were scurrying around because they were completely unprepared. It doesn't rain here just long enough that you really get used to it and when it comes it is a surprise, even if they tell you before hand. This morning the sidewalks are cleaner, my car is cleaner (but you probably wouldn't notice) and the air is cleaner - big booming cumulus clouds indicate the skies are sucking moisture up into the sky everywhere.
I've heard there was snow abot 8,000 ft in the Sierras - time to start thinking about the snowboarding season....
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