ecial Weather Statement
Statement as of 9:32 PM PDT on April 30, 2008
... Just how dry was March and April 2008 in northern
California...
Below is a listing of the lowest precipitation amounts for
March and April in the same year. Note the period of record
for each station.
This year... downtown Sacramento... Redding and Modesto...
stations with over a century of data... had their lowest
precipitation amounts for the months March and April in
the same year.
Downtown sacramentoperiod of record 1877-2008
Mar-Apr amount..year
1. 0.13... ... ..2008
2. 0.29... ... ..1934
3. 0.32... ... ..1898
4. 0.50... ... ..1908
5. 0.60... ... ..2004
6. 0.76... ... ..1885
7. 0.76... ... ..1959
8. 0.81... ... ..1966
9. 0.86... ... ..1997
10. 0.87... ... ..1994
Stocktonperiod of record 1948-2008
Mar-Apr amount..year
1. 0.06... ... ..2008
2. 0.23... ... ..1997
3. 0.45... ... ..1966
4. 0.64... ... ..1972
5. 0.91... ... ..2004
6. 1.02... ... ..1984
7. 1.08... ... ..1964
8. 1.32... ... ..1962
9. 1.36... ... ..1994
10. 1.38... ... ..1990
Modesto period of record 1906-2008
Mar-Apr amount..year
1. 0.01... ... ..2008
2. 0.04... ... ..1934
3. 0.25... ... ..1997
4. 0.36... ... ..2004
5. 0.42... ... ..1959
6. 0.56... ... ..1972
7. 0.73... ... ..1966
8. 0.81... ... ..1984
9. 0.82... ... ..1913
10. 0.82... ... ..1932
Redding period of record 1986-2008*
Mar-Apr amount..year
1. 0.73... ... ..2008
2. 0.76... ... ..1898*
3. 2.61... ... ..2004
4. 2.72... ... ..2007
5. 3.05... ... ..1990
6. 3.63... ... ..1885*
7. 3.78... ... ..1994
8. 3.81... ... ..1988
9. 3.98... ... ..2002
10. 4.19... ... ..1997
*longer record which includes some city data.
These top ten may not include all the lowest
precipitation amounts due to limited access of
records prior to 1986.
Statement as of 9:32 PM PDT on April 30, 2008
... Just how dry was March and April 2008 in northern
California...
Below is a listing of the lowest precipitation amounts for
March and April in the same year. Note the period of record
for each station.
This year... downtown Sacramento... Redding and Modesto...
stations with over a century of data... had their lowest
precipitation amounts for the months March and April in
the same year.
Downtown sacramentoperiod of record 1877-2008
Mar-Apr amount..year
1. 0.13... ... ..2008
2. 0.29... ... ..1934
3. 0.32... ... ..1898
4. 0.50... ... ..1908
5. 0.60... ... ..2004
6. 0.76... ... ..1885
7. 0.76... ... ..1959
8. 0.81... ... ..1966
9. 0.86... ... ..1997
10. 0.87... ... ..1994
Stocktonperiod of record 1948-2008
Mar-Apr amount..year
1. 0.06... ... ..2008
2. 0.23... ... ..1997
3. 0.45... ... ..1966
4. 0.64... ... ..1972
5. 0.91... ... ..2004
6. 1.02... ... ..1984
7. 1.08... ... ..1964
8. 1.32... ... ..1962
9. 1.36... ... ..1994
10. 1.38... ... ..1990
Modesto period of record 1906-2008
Mar-Apr amount..year
1. 0.01... ... ..2008
2. 0.04... ... ..1934
3. 0.25... ... ..1997
4. 0.36... ... ..2004
5. 0.42... ... ..1959
6. 0.56... ... ..1972
7. 0.73... ... ..1966
8. 0.81... ... ..1984
9. 0.82... ... ..1913
10. 0.82... ... ..1932
Redding period of record 1986-2008*
Mar-Apr amount..year
1. 0.73... ... ..2008
2. 0.76... ... ..1898*
3. 2.61... ... ..2004
4. 2.72... ... ..2007
5. 3.05... ... ..1990
6. 3.63... ... ..1885*
7. 3.78... ... ..1994
8. 3.81... ... ..1988
9. 3.98... ... ..2002
10. 4.19... ... ..1997
*longer record which includes some city data.
These top ten may not include all the lowest
precipitation amounts due to limited access of
records prior to 1986.