Rainy Times are Here Again

[forestofglory]

We started the rainy season early with huge storm a few weeks back. Nine inches of rain in three days! I got rather wet during my walks that weekend. But I also got to sit on the sofa with a blanket and a book and look out on the rain feeling cosy.

Each year I wait for the rainy season to start with anxious hope. The first storm is a relief, yes there will be rain this year. California is drought prone, and it only rains between October and May. We depend on the rain, but its only here for a short while.

Rain in the Bay Area doesn't vary much. If it starts raining then its generally going to rain for a while. One a friend was visiting me at uni in the UK and it started raining. I we ducked into a building for about ten minutes and when we came out it had stopped raining. She was so surprised. It also only rains on cold gray days. I still think warm rain is weird.

The first storm didn't end the drought we are experiencing, but it helped end fire season early, and got the soil wet which will help water form the next storm be absorbed better. I'm hoping for lots more rain this year!

Comments

[cynthia1960]

There's supposed to be some rain coming into the Bay later today, yay!

[lunabee34]

I'm glad it ended the fire season early.

[lokifan]

It's funny how much rain varies. My Vietnamese students were STUNNED by the idea that it rains most days in the UK, but I think that was mostly cos they're used to rain = an hour of incredibly heavy rain.

[citrakayah]

What is the plant and animal life like, at this time of year? I had heard that the Bay Area's temperature is fairly constant throughout the year... around here, the leaves are falling and life is dying back for the winter.

I hope the drought ends soon.

[forestofglory]

It's really vibrant. All the grass has turned form brown to green now that the rains have come. (The bay area does not fit well into the four seasons model)