Fort Ord National Monument Precipitation Water Year 2024
National Weather Service Water Year Oct. 1, 2023 - Sep. 30, 2024
Using precipitation record at MONTEREY AIRPORT (MTY) Elevation: 217' as proxy for Ft Ord
https://cdec.water.ca.gov/dynamicapp/QueryDaily?s=MTY&end=2023-10-01&span=30days
During the previous rainy season (water year) there were seven events where more than one inch of rain fell in a single 24 hour period: https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/74888-fort-ord-national-monument-precipitation-water-year-2023 The total rainfall that season was 23.88"
This water year the total rainfall was 17.42" and there were two days with more than 1" of rain. For next years precipitation see https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/hkibak/99655-fort-ord-national-monument-precipitation-water-year-2025
Summary of 1"+ events so far this year:
1) 1.26 on 12/30/2023
2) 1.15 on 2/1/2024
Today
Date Inches Y-T-D
10/01/2023 0.00 0.00
10/22/2023 0.01 0.01
10/23/2023 0.08 0.09
Based on Salinas River level at Spreckels, irrigation season seems to be over.
10/31/2023 0.00 0.09 NPS October Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/oct23wx.pdf
11/06/2023 0.05 0.14
11/16/2023 0.01 0.15
11/17/2023 0.01 0.16
11/18/2023 0.43 0.59
11/29/2023 0.01 0.60 Soil is still very dry. All plants seem to remain stressed.
11/30/2023 0.00 0.60 NPS November Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/nov23wx.pdf
By this time last year (12/1/22) we had 2.29" accumulated rainfall.
12/06/2023 0.01 0.61
12/07/2023 0.14 0.75
12/08/2023 0.05 0.80 Soil is still very dry. All plants seem to remain stressed.
12/17/2023 0.18 0.98 Powder dry two inches down
12/18/2023 0.32 1.30 Still dry three to four inches down
12/19/2023 0.40 1.70 Still dry four to five inches down
12/20/2023 0.79 2.49 Ground finally seems wetted most places. Still not water-logged.
12/28/2023 0.55 3.04
12/29/2023 0.02 3.06
12/30/2023 1.26 4.32 Now ground seems wet. By this time last year we had 8.10 inches of rain.
12/31/2023 0.09 4.41 NPS December Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/dec23wx.pdf
By this time last year (1/1/23) we had 9.24" accumulated rainfall.
01/03/2024 0.51 4.92
01/06/2024 0.01 4.93
01/07/2024 0.35 5.28
01/10/2024 0.10 5.38
01/11/2024 0.08 5.46
01/14/2024 0.04 5.50
01/17/2024 0.20 5.70
01/20/2024 0.03 5.73
01/21/2024 0.32 6.05
01/22/2024 0.37 6.42
01/23/2024 0.02 6.44
01/24/2024 0.42 6.86
01/25/2024 0.04 6.90
01/28/2024 Salinas River at Spreckels begins to rise(2).
01/31/2024 0.01 6.91 NPS January Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/jan24wx.pdf
02/01/2024 1.15 8.06 By this time last year (2/1/23) we had 14.12" accumulated rainfall.
02/02/2024 0.59 8.65
02/03/2024 0.07 8.72
02/04/2024 0.80 9.52
02/05/2024 0.91 10.43
02/06/2024 0.01 10.44
02/07/2024 0.50 10.94
02/08/2024 0.06 11.00
02/15/2024 0.08 11.08
02/17/2024 0.10 11.18
02/18/2024 0.01 11.19
02/19/2024 0.26 11.45
02/20/2024 0.14 11.59
02/21/2024 0.05 11.64
02/27/2024 0.01 11.65
********** On February 29, 2024 I installed two WATERMARK Soil Moisture Sensors (200SS), one at 8" and the other at 20" soil depth,
and I will begin to provide soil moisture readings from a very typical (average) Fort Ord site (oak woodland margin). **********
03/01/2024 0.43 12.08 By this time last year (03/01/2023) we had 17.38" accumulated rainfall.
03/02/2024 0.39 12.47
03/03/2024 0.20 12.67
03/04/2024 0.04 12.71
03/06/2024 0.20 12.91
03/11/2024 0.12 13.03
03/12/2024 0.01 13.04
03/23/2024 0.79 13.83
03/24/2024 0.30 14.13
03/26/2024 0.03 14.16
03/28/2024 0.10 14.26
03/29/2024 0.40 14.66
03/30/2024 0.39 15.05
03/31/2024 0.07 15.12 By this time last year (03/31/2023) we had 22.99" accumulated rainfall.
04/04/2024 0.46 15.58
04/05/2024 0.39 15.97
04/13/2024 0.37 16.34
04/14/2024 0.15 16.49
04/25/2024 0.02 16.51
04/26/2024 0.06 16.57
05/04/2024 0.70 17.27
05/05/2024 0.05 17.32
05/25/2024 0.03 17.35
08/03/2024 0.01 17.36
09/16/2024 0.05 17.41
09/20/2024 0.01 17.42
09/30/2024 0.00 17.42
(1)
(2) Using river rise as a proxy for area soil saturation. Water from the Arroyo Seco watershed in Big Sur/Ventana seems to take 48-72 hours to reach Spreckels.
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