SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – Bay Area residents were treated to a day of showers on Sunday, a welcome surprise among typically warm days.
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The weather change was prompted by a storm off the coast of British Columbia that weakened the high pressure and allowed fronts to push into Northern California, bringing scattered rain across the Bay Area. Some areas received up to two inches while others recorded around .1 inch.
"It mostly fell inline with what we were expecting," National Weather Service meteorologist Rick Canepa told KCBS Radio. "Up along the Northwest coast there were some localized above one inch amounts."
The rain fell heaviest in Mill Valley at the peak of Mount Tamalpais, where measurements showed 2.04 inches at around 3 p.m., according to the NWS.
"When these moisture rich plumes of water vapor come in there's a lot of variability — San Francisco compared to Mount Tam, for example," Canepa explained. "Tam got ten times the amount San Francisco did."
The city recorded a total of .23 inches of rain, which Canepa said was "pretty good" for June, adding that it was close to the normal monthly total.
As of Sunday night, San Francisco's rain total was still about four inches below normal at 18.69 inches, however, any amount of showers are a reason to celebrate throughout California as the state faces a worsening drought and oncoming fire season.
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