—and possible flooding—to California over the next several months:

Summary of recent conditions

There continues to be much conversation surrounding the relative lack of major storms in California so far this autumn. Precipitation so far this season has been somewhat below average across the more populated coastal parts of the state, although very early Sierra Nevada snowpack numbers are actually looking pretty good at the moment. Temperatures have (finally!) cooled from their record-shattering October values, and have been fairly close to average over the past couple of weeks.

Recent modest rains and cooler temperatures, though, have so far done little to mitigate California’s worst drought on record. Iconic drought-related milestones are still being reached, from Folsom Lake’s all-time record low level to the recent discovery that as many as 20% of California’s trees could eventually die as a result of the drought and bark beetle stresses already experienced.

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