Overview
- National Weather Service data show Furnace Creek recorded 1.76 inches in November, breaking a 115-year mark in a month that typically averages about 0.10 inches.
- Death Valley tallied 2.41 inches for meteorological fall (September–November), its wettest on record, as Southern California posted unusually high November totals including 5.5 inches in downtown Los Angeles and 10.6 inches at Santa Barbara Airport.
- The National Park Service reports flooding washed out sections of roads in Death Valley, with debris and some standing water persisting even as levels recede.
- Warm, moisture-rich storms delivered more rain than snow in the Sierra, leaving the Central Sierra Snow Lab at roughly 22 inches so far versus the 30-plus inches typically expected by December 1.
- Near-term outlooks point to above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation to start December, and forecasters say a spring superbloom remains uncertain despite the wet fall.