This month has been 3 degrees warmer than the average mean, and has fallen about 4.5 inches below normal for precipitation. Of course means and averages are the culmination of numbers over a larger time period than one month, but still this has been a long stretch for dry weather. If we look at the year as a whole we fall pretty close to what would be normal for the 12 month historical period.
In the next 2 weeks we will see more of the same due to the entrenched ridge over the eastern Pacific. This ridge shows no sign of breaking down, so our best chance of precipitation is for the ridge regress (move westward) and an ensuing trough develop over us. This will depend upon sea surface temperatures moderating closer to normal (this was a La Nina year), and / or the jet stream moving north and a sub tropical jet developing in the latitudes closer to where we reside in Truckee.
Stay tuned, but for the next few weeks expect the weather to be the same thing as we have seen so far in January.
About Me
- Kevin P Breen CGCS
- Kevin is currently the certified superintendent at La Rinconada Country Club. Kevin was the Director of Maintenance at Lahontan Golf Club for over 14 years. Some of the responsibilities over the expanse of his career include the daily upkeep of multiple golf courses, natural resources, environmental compliance, and roads and streets. The wide ranging expertise has come from a combination of education and experiences. Degrees in Meteorology (1987 University of Nebraska/Lincoln), and Horticulture (1992 Colorado State), complete the formal side of this important combination of qualifications. A lifetime of experience around golf courses, and the game of golf was provided by Kevin's father.
