California Rainfall Nearly Back To Normal In 2014

Posted on 01/12/2015 by

Look at the cycles in the precipitation. These are natural cycles driven by large scale Pacific ocean trends, warm PDO or cool PDO. We are currently in a cool phase PDO that should last for the next 20 years.

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

By Paul Homewood

Alarmists seem to have gone quiet about the drought in California lately.

I wonder why?

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http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/

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Freelance writer and climate change blogger. Russ spent twenty years in the Air Force as a navigator specializing in electronics warfare and digital systems. After his service he was employed for sixteen years as concept developer for TRW, an aerospace and automotive company, and then was CEO of a non-profit Internet provider for 18 months. Russ's articles have appeared in Comstock's Business, Capitol Journal, Trailer Life, Monitoring Times, and Idaho Magazine.
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2 Responses to California Rainfall Nearly Back To Normal In 2014

  1. Peter Gleick (@PeterGleick) says:
    01/13/2015 at 3:31 PM

    Russ, unfortunately this is incorrect. That post misuses California precip data to give a misleading impression. Here is a more detailed assessment. Thanks.
    http://scienceblogs.com/significantfigures/index.php/2015/01/13/the-state-of-the-california-drought-still-very-bad/

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    • Russ Steele says:
      01/13/2015 at 9:29 PM

      Peter,

      Thanks for the link. I agree we can be in for a much longer drought, with a cool PDO in the Pacific, leading to more La Niña weather patterns. The cool PDO will most likely last for at least the next 20 years. We are fortunate to have some rain and snow, regardless of the water year it fell in. Let’s hope there is more to come.

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