WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE. TIME RIGHT NOW. 716 LIVE. LOOK AT SACRAMENTO THIS MORNING. DRY RIGHT NOW. BEAUTIFUL. BUT WE HAVE SEEN A NOTABLE AMOUNT OF RAIN SO FAR THIS SEASON. ALL RIGHT. LET’S GO OVER TO METEOROLOGIST KELLY CURRAN NOW. SO KELLY HOW ARE WE DOING WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAIN OVERALL. WELL SOME OF US ARE A LITTLE BIT BELOW AVERAGE. AND OTHERS WELL ABOVE. SO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THESE NUMBERS. THESE ARE THE NUMBERS THAT CAME IN LAST NIGHT. SO AS FOR THE SEASON SACRAMENTO WE’RE AT 16.59IN. SO A LITTLE OVER 16.5. BY THE WAY THE RAIN SEASON STARTS OCTOBER 1ST. SO THAT’S WHERE WE’RE MEASURING FROM. THAT’S 97% OF AVERAGE. WE’RE CLOSE. BUT A LITTLE BIT BELOW LOOK AT MODESTO THOUGH ALMOST 16IN OF RAIN. THAT’S 146% OF WHAT IS NORMAL FOR YOU. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE COMING IN A LITTLE BIT UNDER LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE RESERVOIRS THOUGH, AND WHERE WE STAND RIGHT NOW. SO SHASTA LAKE IS AT 95% OF CAPACITY. LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME, 87% OF CAPACITY. SO MOST OF THESE RESERVOIRS ARE ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN WHERE THEY WERE STANDING LAST YEAR OR LAKE OROVILLE AT 89% OF CAPACITY. FOLSOM LAKE, YOU’RE AT 76 BETTER THAN THE 69% YOU WERE AT LAST YEAR. AND NEW MELONES, YOU’RE AT 84% OF CAPACITY, WAY BETTER THAN LAST YEAR AT 59 9% OF CAPACITY. SO WE COULD USE A LITTLE BIT MORE RAIN, BUT AT LEAST THINGS ARE LOOKING CLOSE
Northern California rainfall and reservoirs update: Where things stand in April
Northern California rainfall and reservoirs update
Updated: 1:12 PM PDT Apr 9, 2024
California's rainfall year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30 and so far the season is running close to the average. As of April 9, Sacramento's rain totals are now 97% percent of normal. Stockton is 107% of the average and Modesto is 146%.As for California's reservoirs, they're looking better than they did at this time last year. Shasta Lake is at 95% of capacity. Lake Oroville is at 89% of capacity. Folsom Lake is at 76% of capacity, and New Melones is at 84% of capacity. Last year, the reservoirs were at 87%. | More rain and snow is on the way | Here is the forecast for weekend rain and snow in Northern California.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's rainfall year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30 and so far the season is running close to the average.
As of April 9, Sacramento's rain totals are now 97% percent of normal. Stockton is 107% of the average and Modesto is 146%.
As for California's reservoirs, they're looking better than they did at this time last year.
Shasta Lake is at 95% of capacity. Lake Oroville is at 89% of capacity. Folsom Lake is at 76% of capacity, and New Melones is at 84% of capacity.
Last year, the reservoirs were at 87%.
| More rain and snow is on the way | Here is the forecast for weekend rain and snow in Northern California.
