Late Rain, Cool Weather Cites in 2010 Wildfire Lull
By Bill Lindelof
Sacramento Bee
Published: Saturday, Mar. 5, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 2B
Last Modified: Sunday, Mar. 6, 2011 - 2:18 pm
Northern California avoided a bad wildland fire season last year in part because of a cool, wet spring and fairly mild summer, according to an analysis by the National Weather Service.
A total of 35,674 acres burned in Northern California in 2010 – the smallest amount in the last 12 years, according to the report.
Storms marched through the region almost every week in April and May, according to the Sacramento Fire Weather Annual Summary. Temperatures were 3.4 degrees below normal in April and 4 degrees below normal in May.
Some spots in the mountains and foothills received about 5 inches more precipitation than normal in May. And May rains caused a second crop of green grass to sprout below the 2,000-feet elevation level.
Brush, such as manzanita, had more moisture than normal. The late rains kept moisture levels above average through August, preventing brush from becoming tinder dry.
In Sacramento, only 14 days hit 100 degrees or higher, compared with the usual 22.
Northern California avoided a bad wildland fire season last year in part because of a cool, wet spring and fairly mild summer, according to an analysis by the National Weather Service.
A total of 35,674 acres burned in Northern California in 2010 – the smallest amount in the last 12 years, according to the report.
Storms marched through the region almost every week in April and May, according to the Sacramento Fire Weather Annual Summary. Temperatures were 3.4 degrees below normal in April and 4 degrees below normal in May.
Some spots in the mountains and foothills received about 5 inches more precipitation than normal in May. And May rains caused a second crop of green grass to sprout below the 2,000-feet elevation level.
Brush, such as manzanita, had more moisture than normal. The late rains kept moisture levels above average through August, preventing brush from becoming tinder dry.
In Sacramento, only 14 days hit 100 degrees or higher, compared with the usual 22.
Source: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/05/3451413/late-rain-cool-weather-cited-in.html#ixzz1G4Zs09Cv
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