2026-08-12
California's year ends on September 30, and the snowpack is why
The water year runs October to September because the wet season does. A calendar year would cut the state's only rainy period in half.
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2026-07-28
One corner of California has a summer rainy season
The North American Monsoon reaches the southeastern deserts and nowhere else in the state. On the precipitation charts, those stations break the pattern visibly.