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11. Essentially no rain since the first of the year

Sat Mar 19, 2022, 02:59 PM

Mar 2022

We had a very wet December here in the San Francisco area, but no rain in January or February, and so far just one little drizzle in March. November-April is supposed to be the rainy season, when the aquifers get replenished and the reservoirs in the hills and mountains get refilled. What this means is a long, dry, burning summer and fall - and major impacts on the prices of produce nation-wide

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Lets talk about the weather. [View all] Chainfire Mar 2022 OP

It was pretty bad here in Leon County, too csziggy Mar 2022 #1

I am in West Gadsden and is was a boomer to write home about. Chainfire Mar 2022 #2

Yes, I watched the radar - and it was pretty bad there csziggy Mar 2022 #4

Weather in much of the country is getting more severe. MineralMan Mar 2022 #3

I live in the mountains in southwest New Mexico. Elessar Zappa Mar 2022 #5

Both poles are melting at the same time. 😡 underpants Mar 2022 #7

I saw that post. Very worrisome. MineralMan Mar 2022 #9

The problem in California (and the Southwest in general) has been the El Nino cycle. OnlinePoker Mar 2022 #10

Essentially no rain since the first of the year Retrograde Mar 2022 #11

Yes. My late parents owned a citrus and avocado farm, MineralMan Mar 2022 #13

Everybody talks about the weather but no one does anything about it. underpants Mar 2022 #6

I flew from BOS to PIT... róisín_dubh Mar 2022 #8

This is kind of funny. Claustrum Mar 2022 #12