September 12, 2022 Yesterday, I had a grower report .30 at McFarland. Arvin reported .07 while most other locations were dry. I’m not quite ready to take the minimal chance of scattered light showers and isolated thunderstorms out of the forecast for one more day as there are several areas of moisture to deal with.…
Author: Trudy Hibler
September 11, 2022 report
First of all, my many thanks for the rainfall reports throughout the valley. Most were from trace amounts to as much as .33 at Famoso, .02 to .06 at Jasmine, and .10 at one location in Visalia. Most of my regularly monitored stations picked up trace amounts to less than .05. Yesterday we saw a…
September 10, 2022/rain update
September 10, 2022 Once hurricane Kay is now no more than a remnant low located about 250 miles to the west/southwest of San Diego. The difference in pressure between high pressure over the Great Basin and the remnant low has spawned some gusty winds over the Kern County mountains. These winds have been forced downslope…
September 10, 2022/report
September 10, 2022 The center of Kay’s circulation is located roughly 200 miles to the west/southwest of San Diego. The rich tropical moisture currently unwinding from this rapidly dissipating storm is now as far north as the south valley. So far, just sprinkles have been recorded. The northern limit of light showers showing up on…
September 9, 2022/rain update
September 9, 2022 The northern edge of the cloud canopy from rapidly weakening tropical storm Kay was as far north as Kings and Tulare Counties. Rain had advanced as far north as Orange County along the coast and Riverside County inland. Flash flood warnings have been hoisted for portions of the Imperial Valley where one…
September 9, 2022/report
September 9, 2022 This is the last day of the Great 2022 Heat Wave as temperatures will lower to near average Saturday and days thereafter. Initially, this is all courtesy of now tropical storm Kay which is rapidly weakening off the northern Baja coast. The northern limit of the rain shield is near the California/Mexico…
September 8, 2022/rain update
September 8, 2022 Most locations have either reached or are nearing the 100 degree mark, as of midday. Readings of 105 to 108 appear likely this afternoon. It’s possible readings may be a bit cooler Friday due to increasing cloudiness from the south. Hurricane Kay is nearing the halfway point up the Baja peninsula as…
September 8, 2022/report
September 8, 2022 Temperatures yesterday were down a little from the previous day, but were still excessively hot, ranging from 109 at Los Banos to 114 at Lemoore. Most other locations were between 110 and 112. With a little luck, highs today should be just below the 110 mark. Strong upper level high pressure still…
September 7, 2022/rain update
September 7, 2022 Temperatures were surpassing the century mark between 10:00 and 11:00 this morning. They will surpass the 110 degree mark at many locations this afternoon, but won’t be quite as bad as yesterday. Those readings re-wrote the history books. I want to concentrate on this weekend and the possible ramifications of Hurricane Kay.…
September 7, 2022/report
September 7, 2022 There are two main areas of focus for this morning’s report. The first is the sweltering heat wave which is currently re=writing history books. Check out yesterday’s weather below and you will see temperatures ranging from 111 at Visalia to 117 at Lemoore. Merced topped out at 116, the hottest ever recorded…