A small amount of precipitation this week, 0.08", with May at 33% of normal. ETo jumped to 0.46" with warming days, average high 65.6f, low 47.9f. Ruth Lake Reservoir at 100% on 5/14, and no change in Drought Map. May Climate Prediction Center report shows probability of strong El NiƱo coming with fall and winter. Mad River and Eel both continue to lower. Good news for inland waterways fishing with spring-run Chinook season running July 1 to August 14 on the Klamath and Trinity Rivers, then fall-run Chinook season from August 15 to the end of the year, or until quota is reached. Agricultural fields still green and cattle being moved about to benefit from the abundant grass. Memorial Day weekend brings the Great Kinetic Sculpture Overland Race to the Humboldt Bay region, with human powered machines traveling from Arcata to Ferndale through sand, water and mud. And Old Town Eureka's Friday Night Market returns for the summer with a weekly outdoor street fair and music.
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