Rain wrap-up 2009

The rain season of July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 ended with 15.09 inches recorded on the Stonehill News weather station. I also have made a habit of reporting what my neighbor at the top of Stonehill has recorded, going back to 1999. Here are the available seasonal totals:

Season    PacRad     SHN    Difference
1999-2000  19.76"    --        --
2000-2001  21.22"    --        --
2001-2002   8.27"    --        --
2002-2003  24.47"    --        --
2003-2004  15.47"    --        --
2004-2005  62.56"   61.61"     2.6%
2005-2006  24.06"   23.35"     3.0%
2006-2007   6.81"    6.15"     9.7%
2007-2008  26.04"   23.64"     9.3%
2008-2009  16.34"   15.09"     7.7%

PacRad consistently logs a bit more rainfall, collecting 750 feet due North and 100 feet higher elevation. We assume this is due to micro climatic differences, not calibration or placement problems. The fact that the percent difference is not consistent year over year supports this assumption.


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Here are the previous wrap-up posts:
Rain wrap-up 2008
Rain wrap-up 2007
Rain wrap-up 2006