Sentences with phrase «near average precipitation»

[4] Thanks to a strong El Niño that brought near average precipitation to the northern California, the statewide April 1 snowpack measurement in 2016 showed state water resources at 87 percent of the long - term average; however, the snowpack was not sufficient to undo water deficits caused by years of drought.

Following the two wettest years on record (2010 and 2011), 2012 saw near average precipitation on balance across the globe.

Not exact matches

The Alaska winter precipitation total was 7.85 inches, 0.30 inch below average, and ranked near the median value in the 1925 - 2015 record.

Despite a near - average winter precipitation total for California, Oregon, and Washington, the record warmth caused most of the precipitation to fall as rain and not snow, which had implications on the drought intensification and water resource crisis during the warm months.

Most of the nation had near - to below - average precipitation during the month.

And California had a near average wet season, which sounds good except for the fact that the state needed a lot more precipitation than it got to kick its four - year drought to the curb.

December had near - average precipitation while January and February were drier than average.

Northern and western parts of Alaska had near - average annual precipitation totals, while the eastern and central parts of the state were wetter and much wetter than average.

Although long - term (60 + months) precipitation deficits persisted in some locations, some reservoirs returned to above - average levels after being record and near - record low for the past several years.

By the end of the year, that pattern had flipped, with record and near - record temperatures across most of the East and near - to below - average temperatures for much of the West, associated with much needed above average precipitation across the region.

Most locations across the contiguous U.S. had near to below - average monthly precipitation, with the exception of Colorado which was wetter than average.

Precipitation was near average for much of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, though Aibonito, PR (1906 - 2015) observed its fifth wettest January on record with 6.05 inches (154 mm) of pPrecipitation was near average for much of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, though Aibonito, PR (1906 - 2015) observed its fifth wettest January on record with 6.05 inches (154 mm) of precipitationprecipitation.

The averages for the last 12 months show dry conditions over most regions within a large belt stretching across parts of both Europe and Asia, with below average precipitation and soil moisture and much below average relative humidity, starting in south - western Europe and ending near Japan.

The models are in better agreement when projecting changes in hurricane precipitation — almost all existing studies project greater rainfall rates in hurricanes in a warmer climate, with projected increases of about 20 % averaged near the center of hurricanes.

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