Here’s how much rain fell during Monday’s atmospheric river storm in Northern California
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Winter Storm 2021
A powerful atmospheric river is delivering widespread rain across the Sacramento Valley and steady snow in the Sierra Nevada. Here’s the latest news.
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Heavy rain fell Monday during an atmospheric river storm that passed through Northern California, breaking records in some areas including Sacramento.
Here’s how much fell across various parts of the Sacramento Valley during the 24 hours between 8 a.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service and Sacramento County water officials.
Sacramento Valley 24-hour rain totals
Sacramento International Airport: 1.87 inches
Downtown Sacramento: 1.95 inches
Auburn Airport: 2.68 inches
Rocklin: 2.48 inches
Lincoln: 2.42 inches
Orangevale: 2.33 inches
Rio Linda: 2.32 inches
Roseville: 2.24 inches
Citrus Heights: 2.2 inches
Placerville: 2.12 inches
Loomis: 2.09 inches
Cosumnes River College: 2.05 inches
Fair Oaks: 2.01 inches
Marysville: 1.9 inches
Fairfield: 1.89 inches
Newcastle: 1.85 inches
Arcade Creek at Watt: 1.81 inches
Rancho Cordova: 1.78 inches
Oroville Dam: 1.75 inches
Elk Grove: 1.7 inches
Folsom: 1.7 inches
Mather: 1.69 inches
Lake Berryessa: 1.54 inches
Wilton: 1.53 inches
Stockton: 1.04 inches
Red Bluff: 1.04 inches
Redding Airport: 0.37 inches
Big boost to Sierra snowpack
Monday’s storm helped bring Sierra Nevada snowpack much closer to normal mid-December levels, according to the California Department of Water Resources.
Statewide, the average snow water in the Sierra range jumped to 5.1 inches as of Tuesday morning, which is 76% of normal for this time of year, up from 1.2 inches (19% of normal) last Friday.
Northern Sierra: 4.9 inches (71% of normal, up from 9% of normal before the storm)
Central Sierra: 5.8 inches (77% of normal, up from 22%)
Southern Sierra: 4.2 inches (76% of normal, up from 27%)
This story was originally published December 14, 2021 at 9:49 AM.
