Belmont, CA Weather

March 2013 Wrap-up - Belmont, CA

Sat, 6 Apr 2013 23:24:00 GMT

Yet another dry month in 2013. The January-March total of 1.65" is the least amount ever recorded to begin a calendar year, and is only 11.5% of the Normal of 14.29" for this 3-month period. After a decent start to the rainy season in late 2012, the Water-Year total is up to 13.33" but is still only 56.5% of the Normal of 23.59" for the period July 1, 2012-March 31, 2013. The bulk of the precipitation occurred at the beginning and again at the end of the month, r...
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Morning Rainbow 2013-04-05

Sat, 6 Apr 2013 04:46:00 GMT

Rainbow from shower just after sunrise.
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Foggy Sunrise

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:01:00 GMT

Sunrise burning off the morning fog.
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Mid-March Wrap-Up - Belmont, CA

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:41:00 GMT

The very dry weather continues here in NorCal. Through March 15th, here in Belmont, we have received only 1.34" of rain over the first 74 days of 2013. Monthly totals: January 0.35", February 0.57", and March 0.42" (so far). We did quite well with rainfall Oct.-Dec. 2012 so the current Water Year (July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013) could be a lot worse. The Water Year total is currently at 13.02". We have a long way to go in catching our average annual total of 26.33" and...
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Belmont, CA Area Weather - Feb. 24, 2013

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:19:00 GMT

After a surprise overnight shower yielding 0.02", the remainder of Saturday was clear and mild, with temps topping out around 60° under full sun. This shower was probably the month's final rainfall, which has, thus far, totaled 0.57". Combined with January's 0.35", our 2013 total is a very dry 0.92", only 8.6% of the 30-year Normal of 10.66" for these combined months.

Looking further back in the current Water Year (July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013), we are fa...
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