Local Rainfall from October 2001
The National Weather Services maintains official weather records for the U. S. Government. The New Melones Dam HQ in Calaveras county is the closest National Weather Services rainfall monitoring site to the Circle XX.. The official rain tracking year begins October 1st and ends on September 30 of the following year.
See monthly rain totals:
Local Rainfall 2001-02 2022-23 .pdfAnnual inches of rain recorded at the New Melones Dam HQ from October to September:
| Year | Total Inches of Rain |
|---|---|
| 2001/02 | 24.01 |
| 2002/03 | 24.94 |
| 2003/04 | 20.19 |
| 2004/05 | 42.83 |
| 2005/06 | 40.70 (missing June) |
| 2006/07 | 19.94 |
| 2007/08 | 21.60 |
| 2008/09 | 24.09 |
| 2009/10 | 33.18 |
| 2010/11 | 46.57 (missing July/Sept) |
| 2011/12 | 22.94 |
| 2012/13 | 17.49 |
| 2013/14 | 16.07 |
| 2014/15 | 18.97 |
| 2015/16 | 31.02 |
| 2016/17 | 49.07 |
| 2017/18 | 21.02 |
| 2018/19 | 43.38 |
| 2019/20 | 22.38 |
| 2020/21 | 15.99 |
| 2021/22 | 17.44 |
| 2022/23 | 47.61 |
| Annual Average: | 28.27 |
Monthly average inches of rain recorded at the New Melones Dam HQ from October 2001 to December 2023:
| Month | Average |
|---|---|
| January | 5.07 |
| February | 4.00 |
| March | 4.83 |
| April | 2.47 |
| May | 1.05 |
| June | 0.23 |
| July | 0.01 |
| August | 0.06 |
| September | 0.24 |
| October | 1.30 |
| November | 2.76 |
| December | 6.05 |
| Monthly Average: | 2.34 |