A whole day of rain in Northern California

@TheHorse (238388)

Walnut Creek, California

December 21, 2015 10:59am CST

It started raining yesterday afternoon, rained through the night, and is still raining as I type on Monday morning. This one has been more of a "Seattle-style" rain--slow and steady. It's perfect, because it's the kind of rain the ground should be able to absorb. I'll attach a picture of a "grove" of my little Christmas trees, out on my balcony, that haven't been given away yet. How is the weather where you live? I'm really glad we're finally getting some sustained rain here in Northern California.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

21 Dec 15

It was raining lightly when I went out earlier, but rather than take the chance of it getting heavier while I was on route I chose to take a taxi to the local precinct. My plan was to visit the market and Asda, then catch a bus to the city centre and travel home from there via Metrolink tram. The rain soon became much worse and I totally threw the towel in and caught a taxi back home instead.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

21 Dec 15

@TheHorse I usually look forward to getting away from it.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Dec 15

@Asylum Where is your favorite place to go to get away from it? I lived in a semi-tropical paradise for awhile (Santa Barbara CA).

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Dec 15

I look forward to experiencing the rain in England one day.

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@LadyDuck (502886)

• Italy

21 Dec 15

You are lucky, my Mom told me that it was raining in Milan today, but still nothing here.

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@LadyDuck (502886)

• Italy

21 Dec 15

@TheHorse Yes, we need rain, it's 52 days that it's not raining, it can become a problem.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Dec 15

@LadyDuck As Winter sets in, will the rain turn to snow?

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Dec 15

Do you need rain where you are in Switzerland?

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@Rosekitty (19368)

• San Marcos, Texas

22 Dec 15

I have had my share of rain and floods here so please don't raindance anymore or send it my way..

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Dec 15

I'll do my best to keep this rain away from Texas.

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@Rosekitty (19368)

• San Marcos, Texas

22 Dec 15

@TheHorse thank you very much..you are so kind..hahah

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@ElizabethWallace (12069)

• United States

27 Dec 15

Monday morning? Oh, last Monday. Whew, thought I had lost a day (since I am reading this on Sunday). We had the same type of day last Tuesday in SoCal. Must have taken the storm that long to travel down the coast.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 Dec 15

I'm glad you're finally getting some rain down there.

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@ElizabethWallace (12069)

• United States

28 Dec 15

@TheHorse It is coming gently, which is good. Once the soil is no longer hard pan, the rain will soak into the soil and not run off causing flooding. Fingers crossed.

@Traceyjayne (11551)

• United Kingdom

22 Dec 15

We have rain here in the uk at the moment too. Some parts of the country have been flooded.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Dec 15

Sounds like it's a bit crazy over there.

@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Dec 15

@Traceyjayne Wow. Has flooding happened before in those locations?

@Traceyjayne (11551)

• United Kingdom

22 Dec 15

@TheHorse yes, one place had been flooded 3 times in 2 weeks. Several feet of water in houses and restaurants.

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@paigea (36143)

• Canada

21 Dec 15

That sounds like a lovely rain. Generally when it rains here, Alberta, it is a storm with wind etc. That's why no one owns umbrellas.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Dec 15

Oh, umbrellas would just get turned inside out or blow away?

@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Dec 15

@paigea When the storms come up the canyon at our cabin in Montana, they're usually really violent, but they often pass through quickly.

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@paigea (36143)

• Canada

21 Dec 15

@TheHorse Yes, they are useless in our storms and we rarely get a gentle rain.

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@freak369 (5112)

• United States

29 Feb 16

I always say that I miss San Diego but one of the things that completely sucked was when there would be a light shower and the roads / freeways would get super slippery. It was like trying to drive on ice sometimes. People always say that SoCal drivers are clueless about driving in the rain (which is partly true) but if they only experience it a couple times a year when they are driving then you can't expect them to master it

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Feb 16

I'm always cautious on the roads when it first starts raining. N. Cal drivers tend to be a bit angry, but they're not that bad overall.

@celticeagle (190074)

• Boise, Idaho

22 Dec 15

Weather is fine where I am. Windy, grey, rainy and some snow now and then. More rain this time of year than is usual. It seems more like spring weather than winter.

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@celticeagle (190074)

• Boise, Idaho

22 Dec 15

@TheHorse ...Yes, it was a lot different here ten years back too.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Dec 15

This late Fall/early Winter rain is how I remember "normal" here from 10 years ago.

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@Shellyann36 (11383)

• United States

22 Dec 15

So glad to hear that you are getting rain that will not lead to flooding! I hope it continues. We had temps in the 70's last week then it got cold and now Christmas day is going to be 70+ degrees again here in NC. We will be having a flip flop Christmas!

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Dec 15

Sounds exciting. Reminds me of Atlanta, where I sometimes spend Christmas with friends. Could be 70 one day, and lightly snowing a few days later.

@infatuatedbby (94909)

• United States

27 Dec 15

Southern California was raining also! Nice to see rain since we are in a drought! However, drivers do not know how to drive....

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 Dec 15

There are many up here who don't know how to drive in the rain either.

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

21 Dec 15

That's good news indeed: slow and steady rain, the best.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Dec 15

Yes, I'm happy. It feels like it's rained more in the last month than it did in the previous year, but I'm not sure what the numbers are.

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@norcal (4889)

• Franklinton, North Carolina

21 Dec 15

@TheHorse Locally, we have had about 7 inches of rain in December. Average is 12 inches. We still have some time to go, and there is plenty of rain in the forecast, so maybe we will make our average.

@kayshope (1670)

• El Paso, Texas

22 Dec 15

Thats good. Im in southern calif. near mexican border. We almost never get rain here. But 15 miles up the road they do. its crazy here. merry xmas bring rain waters here for this gal.

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@kayshope (1670)

• El Paso, Texas

22 Dec 15

@TheHorse still desert.... not sure why but even floods in places like indio calif. and we are just 28 miles and dry... go figure...

@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Dec 15

Wow--talk about micro-climates! Is the land different 15 miles up the road?

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@JudyEv (382664)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Dec 15

It must be such a good feeling to be getting such steady, soaking rain.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Dec 15

I'm really glad to see it. Anyone who complains isn't thinking of the big picture.

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@JudyEv (382664)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Dec 15

@TheHorse The one thing we can't live without is water. People would do well to remember that.

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@norcal (4889)

• Franklinton, North Carolina

21 Dec 15

Yesterday we had the "wintery mix" of rain and snow all day. It was a light rain and snow though. Today, it has been pounding down all day long. I had to go out and clear the leaves out of the trenches around one of our outbuildings, otherwise it will flood.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Dec 15

How long did the clearing process take? Glad you got it done.

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@norcal (4889)

• Franklinton, North Carolina

23 Dec 15

@TheHorse Oh, not too long, I just had to rake the leaves out of the trenches. It took maybe a half hour, but I did have to to it in the rain.

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@Hatley (163772)

• Garden Grove, California

22 Dec 15

darn another time Southern Calf missed getting any rain at all. It got all clouded up here and looked like rain bujt it just did not happen at all. so dry here and still under water rationing too.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Dec 15

El Nino HAS to come through for you down South. I see wet pavement in the parking lot, meaning it continued to rain overnight here.

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

22 Dec 15

We went through that last week and thank God He stopped the continuous rain in time to save us from flood.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Dec 15

Glad the rain finally stopped there!

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@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

21 Dec 15

I am so glad that you are getting benifcial rain, it hardly helps when it rains too hard and causes mud slides etc.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Dec 15

Yes, these rains seem to be soaking in nicely.

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@jstory07 (148790)

• Roseburg, Oregon

21 Dec 15

The rain is needed as long as there is no flooding.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Dec 15

I haven't heard any reports of serious flooding. Perhaps a few low-lying lanes or roads temporarily closed, but not much more than that.

@boiboing (13147)

• Northampton, England

21 Dec 15

I would imagine if you've not had any in a while, it might be quite welcome. We get it all the time and it's not.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Dec 15

We've had several years of severe drought. So it's quite welcome here!

@DeborahDiane (40852)

• Laguna Woods, California

22 Dec 15

I am glad that some parts of California are getting rain and snow. We got a tiny amount, but we are supposed to get more later in the week.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Dec 15

I hope it comes. It seems the recent rains have mostly stayed North.