Is the drought ending?

  • [Photo by Gary Meyer]

    [Photo by Gary Meyer]

By Kaylin Paschall, TME

Over the last fifteen days, Frazier Park has seen record rainfall of over 9 inches. That’s nearly twice the amount for the entire weather year of 2022, which began July 1, 2021 and ended June 30, 2022.

Within the past decade, the Mountain Communities experienced similar weather whiplash with precipitation accumulations as low as 5.4 inches and as high 16.19 inches, according to records found within The Mountain Enterprise archives.

The fluctuation in rain accumulation throughout the decades has been tumultuous and leaves a question to be answered:

What is “normal” rainfall?

Frazier Park has been referred to as a warm-summer Mediterranean climate region, according to the Köppen climate classifications for California. This climate classification is for regions that receive 14–35 inches of annual precipitation.

Over the last twenty years, however, Frazier Park rainfall has fallen more in line with…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Cuddy Creek came to life during the atmospheric river storms of the past two weeks. Will it last?

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This is part of the January 13, 2023 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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