[pct-l] RE: curious

[pfreiman at ucsd.edu (Freiman, Paul)]

Message: 30
Well now, it isn't every year that LA has twice the rainfall of Seattle!  San Diego is experiencing its 3rd rainiest year.  I've lived in LA and San Diego since 1952 and I don't recall this much rain.  I live by Qualcom Stadium and two months ago part of my roof was blown off.  But Geezer5 is correct........the flood conditions haven't been as bad.
Capt Bivy


Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 19:39:58 -0800
From: "Bruce Harvey" <bharve@dslextreme.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Curious . . .
To: "JOHN F PATTERSON" <yuppatt@sbcglobal.net>,
	<pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
NO reports , comments , discussions , broadcasts , descriptions - charts , 
reams of data , photos , etc., etc. etc., here on this site from you folks 
there now living through history making weather . Phenomenal history making 
weather !
>   Unheard of conditions I think / suppose / gather from the eastern media 
> , etc .
>   THIS IS virtually unprecedented moisture , rain / snow / storms , RIGHT 
> NOW .- ; HISTORY , right now .

Well, that tells you more about the media than So Cal weather.  The recent 
rainfall amounts and certainly the rainfall rates aren't unprecedented.  In 
37 years I've been here there have three times been higher rates, higher 
rainfall total over several days, and higher LA river level.  Back in 1937 
or 38 was the all-time record in the San Gabriels.  This year isn't close.