This year since October 24 I've received a little over 3 inches. That total is nothing to get excited about; in most winters most of that would have fallen in just two or three big events. But this year's rain (so far, not counting tonight or next weekend) has been spread across 13 distinct events, each no more than half an inch. Between events there have been many very dewy mornings. Last year up to this point was similar, except for the dewy mornings, and except that last year's three-inch-plus total for the same period was concentrated in just two big events. As I recall last year, unlike this year, there were several windy airmasses that thoroughly dried things out between events. Also last year the rain mostly shut down after early January; between January 7 and March 7 there were only two events, which produced a total of 0.15 inch. This year's mid-to-late January will certainly be better. Just hope the seeds did not all get a false start last year.
