Bonny Doon Rainfall Gauge

Measured at 2,200 feet AMSL, junction of Empire Grade and Pine Flat

Bonny Doon Rainfall Figures - 1998-1999
Season: July 1st - June 30th
Last Update: September 8, 1999
October 1998 . . . . . . . . 24th:
2.5"		 Total: 2.5"
November 1998 . . 6-7th:
3.2"		 10th:
1"		 11th:
0.1" 		16th:
0.5"		 23rd:
2.7"		 27th:
0.9"		 29/30th:
4.1"		 Total: 12.5"
December 1998 . . 3rd:
1.3" 		5th:
1.3" 		7th:
0.3"		 13th:
0.9" 		20th:
0.2" (Snow)		 . . Total: 4.0"
January 1999 . 16th:
0.7" 		17th:
0.7"		 18th:
6.9"		 19th:
5.8" 		20th:
2.3"		 23rd:
2.5" 		26th:
1.4" 		31st:
1.4" 		Total: 21.7"
February 1999 6th/7th:
8.1"		 8th:
2.0"		 9th:
2.7"(Snow)		 13th:
0.4"		 16th:
3.5"		 18th:
0.8"		 20th:
1.6"		 22nd:
.3:		 25th:
1.1:		 Total: 20.5"
March 1999 2nd:
.9"		 8th:
1.8"		 10th:
.2"		 14th:
1.6"		 17th:
1.6"		 23rd:
1.2"		 26th:
3.3"		 31st:
.5"(Snow)		 .
.		 Total: 11.1"
April 1999 7th:
2"		 8th:
7"(Snow)		 .
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.		 Total: 9"
May 1999 3rd:
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.		 Total: .2"
June 1999 .
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Seasonal Total
(to May 8, 1999):		 81.5 Inches

Highlights of the 1998/1999 Season

          The 1998/1999 season was much drier (and milder overall in temperature) than any of the 5 seasons just past. However, on December 20, 1998, we received 2" of snow, followed by mild temperatures and no rainfall until January 17th, when winter returned with heavy rainfall, dumping over 14 inches in three days.

          The weekend of February 6th and 7th brought over 8" of rain, and was followed by freezing temperatures and snow on Tuesday the 9th. It appears that the 1998/1999 season will be slightly above average, and less than the previous three years. But a wet one, for sure. A surprise snowfall occured on March 31st, with record cold temperatures (a low of 27 degrees (F) that morning). Another surprise snow on April 8, while we were gone to Kaua'i, and what appears to be the end of the rainy season on May 3rd with just .2". While we might get another rainstorm, it has slowed down now and will likely be dry until October or November.

          So the season total (as of May 8, 1999): 81.5 Inches.

          Just for comparison, the following is a sample table of some of the rainfall totals for the 1996/1997 season:

October 1996 Total: 5.0"
November 1996 Total: 13.9"
December 1996 Total: 27.8"
January 1997 Total: 22.8"

Needless to say, it rains in buckets when it rains.....

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