from Paul Blank, Napa RCD Environmental Scientist
February brought six small storms and nine days of measurable rainfall to the Napa Valley. Rain totals observed at the County ALERT monitoring stations (napa.onerain.com) were below average for the month, ranging between 4.0 inches in the City of Napa and 5.7 inches at Mt. Veeder. These totals represent approximately 14% of mean annual precipitation. On average, we get 19% during the month of February. On the season, we have now received 90% of our annual rainfall, well above the long-term average of 75% for this time in the water year. Seasonal totals range between 23.8 and 40.2 inches.
