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The ENSO cycle has a huge effect on rainfall and snowfall patterns in California, especially during the winter and spring seasons. During the El Niño phase, the jet stream is located south through California, allowing for warmer temperatures and more heavy rains to occur, particularly in the southern portions of the state.
In general, rainfall amounts are lower on the southern portions of the West coast. [16] The biggest recipients of the precipitation are the coastal ranges such as the Olympic Mountains, [17] the Cascades, [18] and the Sierra Nevada range. [19] Lesser amounts fall upon the Continental Divide.
California's fire crisis stems from outdated water systems and poor forestry management, critics argue, with progressive politics thwarting realistic solutions.
The wettest “rain year” from July to the following June was 1883/1884 with 38.18 inches (969.8 mm), and the driest 2006/2007 with 3.21 inches (81.5 mm). [41] The greatest rainfall in one month was 15.80 inches (401.3 mm) in December 1889, which also had the most days – twenty – receiving at least 0.01 inches (0.3 mm) of rain.
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Rain continues to fall in Southern California from an atmospheric river, raising the risk for additional mudslides with more than 120 reported so far in Los Angeles.
Typically, no rain falls from June through September. The year with the most rainfall is 1998, with 17.61 in (447 mm). The year with the least rainfall is 2007, with 1.93 in (49 mm). The most rainfall in one month was 6.96 inches (177 mm), in February 1998. The most rainfall in one day was 1.48 inches (38 mm), on May 6, 1998.
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