Soaking Rain on the Mountain

May 5, 2026

We received about a half inch of rain in Frazier Park today. It was more than the forecast alluded to. They never made a prediction, but just said no snow would accumulate, which is pretty obvious when it's not cold enough to snow. I figured the half inch amount based on rainwater collected. It was a good soaking rain which started overnight and went for half the day.

They say it's going to get preposterously hot here in a few days. We'll have to see, since the temperatures they are predicting are out of whack with reality up here. The Weather Channel thinks it's going to be 86 degrees (NWS says 80) next Monday. Maybe in Saudi Arabia. It doesn't usually get that hot in the mountains except in July. If it does get into the 70s, which is more likely, it will be great for the plants after this rain.

Our local weather station, Sandberg, is at 184% of average for total rainfall this rain year, as of today, according to Golden Gate Weather Service.

Los Angeles County has collected enough rain water from storm runoff in the 2026-2026 to cover the needs of 3 billion people for a full year! The total collected was 120.3 billion gallons!