is it really el nino?

[marc626]

I remember el nino storms in the 1990's. If it is then why are high pressure systems dominating our weather patterns in Southern California? I keep up with barometric pressure. I notice no difference between this year and last year. Yes, blah, blah we are catching tuna locally. However. It's not raining and the tuna have left down south as they normally would. Opinions.

[shinbob]

Be patient, it's coming.

First of all, rainfall in El Nino years are about average in November and December. It's Jan-Mar where you really see the difference:

http://www.mdpi.com/climate/climate-02-00168/article_deploy/html/images/climate-02-00168-g004-1024.png



Secondly, our water mostly comes from NorCal and the Sierras. Forecast for June lake looks good (8-12 inches in Thursday)
http://i.imgur.com/ZNQaKNI.jpg




And the Northern California forecast looks even better:
http://i.imgur.com/9AJy67H.jpg

[DarkShadow]

Be patient, it's coming.

I bet that's what the swift water rescue teams are telling each other.

Gonna be plenty of this come January:

http://istilllovedogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dog-and-owner-rescued-from-tree-los-angeles-river.jpg

[ghost2uu]

LOL we limited on yellowfin tuna 2 hours out of San Diego last weekend. Pretty sure they are normally another few hundred miles south by now.

[marc626]

The air temp. was 85 degrees in Monrovia today. I know there was a swift water blah blah like a month ago. The rain that fell that day was barely measurable anywhere else. That water collected has already been consumed. Also I checked the fishing reports. San Diego fleets are fishing off of the bottom. Two hours out of San Diego is actually normal to get some dink sized football tuna. Low pressure is on the way this week as forecasts. But the brunt of the rain is for northern California. The high pressure systems are as dominant as they were last year and a few years before. IMO. It's not going to rain. We can't judge one storm. It's the season as a whole. The water in Southern California reservoirs is being consumed faster than it's produced. Roofers/construction workers and at most fisherman are known for taking advantage of human beings stupidity. El Nino rip off fellas. The tuna are buck sized and there is nothing wrong with the roof on your home. If you really want to fish tuna. A 10 day is your best bet. One tuna or wahoo locally just ain't worth it.

[City Dad]

this whole el nino hoax is being perpetrated by big wiper-blade cabals and their puppets in the local news...

[Lady Quagga]

this whole el nino hoax is being perpetrated by big wiper-blade cabals and their puppets in the local news...

This is about what I'd expect to hear from a skunk-ape believer....

[Natural Lefty]

It hasn't been raining much here, but in South Lake Tahoe, where my brother lives, they have been having snowstorms nearly every day and are far above average in precipitation for the month of December. If that is any indication of this year's snowpack, it's looking very good, and that is much more important than local rains, although we need that, too.

Reported Conditions

Yesterday
30° 17° 0.00 in

Last 7 Days
42° -1° 2.28

Month to Date
60° -1° 7.10

Historical Monthly Avg


December
43° 17° 2.93

January
43° 16° 2.67

February
44° 18° 2.73

[smokehound]

El Niño is already hear, lmao

We just got a whole inch today. a minimum of three additional inches forecast the this and next week.