NORCAL drought is history

(See note at end of post.) The February 19 drought monitor already showed NORCAL "going green" again. That's a HUGE improvement from previous drought forecasts. Well, that was more than a week ago. Now, lookie here, the "hazards assessment" shows NORCAL is right back in the crosshairs for incoming Pacific water bombs. Hum...I am going out on a big limb once again and making a statement: The NORCAL Drought is over. It's history. Bambi and Smokey and all the little forest creatures can rest easy this summer--their home isn't going to burn to the ground. Nope, the heat's off up in NORCAL. Whew, that's huge!

Meanwhile, of course, SOCAL can't buy a break. So, that's where we would expect all the dry season fires to be centered once again. But at least the top half of The Golden State is Okie Dokie for 2009. Congratulations, NORCAL!

Note added 28FEB: Arnie What's-His-Name, the California Guv, came out yesterday and declared a statewide drought disaster or emergency or something like that. The article I read says things are 57% of normal. Well, I guess no one's checked the SNOTEL's today as they are all significantly above 57%. The Klamath in NORCAL is running 90% of normal. That's ain't great but that ain't no drought either! When you add in the progged precip upcoming in the next five days, there's no doubt it will be at or above 100% up there. Yes, SOCAL is hurting but NORCAL is out of the woods. Iguess it's politically more expedient to scare the begeebers out of EVERYBODY rather than telling it like it is.