January precipitation was only 42% of normal here but total precip for the winter is still 135% of normal thanks to November and December rains. Mountain snow pack was 95% of avg on Jan 1 and now down to 63% on Feb 1 even though total precipitation is still 115% in the mountains (lots of upper elevation rain in Nov and Dec). With no storms on the horizon for the next week things are getting a bit worrisome. Temperatures for January were well above normal and winds were very light thanks to persistent ridge of high pressure dominating the western U.S.
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