After the driest April on record a year ago, precipitation for the Grass Valley region has been well-above normal. The National Weather Service says six-and-a-half inches has fallen. That’s over two inches more than the historical average. It was just a-tenth of an inch last year. And, even more noteworthy, for the season to date, which began October first, we’ve received 44 inches, compared to only 24-and-three-quarter inches a year ago. But meteorologist Scott Rowe says, it’ll still be difficult to catch up to the normal amount, which is over 48 inches…

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Rowe also notes that the April storms were colder and stronger than normal. Half of the days this month have had average temperatures at or below-average…

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And looking at reservoir storage levels….Bullards is at 99-percent of average, with Englebright at 101-percent. Oroville has improved to 69-percent, with Shasta lagging much more, at just 47-percent.