Rain, rain and rain again — such was the weather in California (primarily in the Northern part of the state) last week.
You will be shocked to find out how much rain water was spilled during that time in Golden state. According to the National weather service, in February in California fell 18 trillion gallons (about 70 trillion liters) of rain! But the month is not over yet.
Q: How much water has fallen in California so far this month?
A: Given the ~6.38″ spatial mean observed precip across the state with an area of 163,696 sq mi…
~18 trillion gallons of water =
~27 million Olympic-sized pools =
~45% of the total volume of Lake Tahoe. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/eq3C1ztb0x
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) February 17, 2019
Meteorologist KGO-TV Mike Nicco said, what can be compared is the amount of water:
«18 trillion gallons of water is equivalent to 27 million Olympic swimming pools or 45% of the total volume of lake Tahoe. If all this water to weigh it, it would be 150 trillion pounds of water (68-70 trillion kg. — USA.one). However, impressive?»
What’s even more impressive is the fact that some regions of southern Californiaand is less affected by the rains, are defined by experts as «dry». According to the map, dated February 12 of this year, a moderate drought was observed in parts of the counties of orange, riverside and San Diego.
Residents of Northern California, particularly San Francisco, hurry up to enjoy today’s Sunny weather! From Wednesday, February 20, according to forecasters, the region will again fall rains. We will remind, recently in the North of the state because of them dam burst and was temporarily closed a large stretch of highway.
