Horsethief Canyon Ranch
South Corona (33.73 N --117.43 W) Elevation 1410'
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Current Season Rainfall
(July 2011- through June 2012)

 

Month

 
Automated Tipping
Bucket Gauge
Manual Fence
Mounted Gauge
   
Amount
Cumulative
Amount
Cumulative
July
 
.59
.59
.61
.61
August
 
0
.59
0
.61
September
 
.04
.63
.05
.66
October
 
.48
1.11
.57
1.23
November
 
1.77
2.88
1.88
3.02
December
 
January
 
February
 
March
 
April
 
May
 
June
 
Season Total
 
2.88
3.02

 

 
 


Storm Details


Date
Rainfall
Amount
Storm
Total

Notes:
July 4, 2011
Trace
Trace
Trace amount from a thunderstorm over Lake Elsinore. North Lake Elsinore received heavy rain for about 15-20 minutes. HCR had some sprinkles.
July 31, 2011
.58
0.58
Monsoon disturbance from Baja California brought sustained rainfall for much of the day. This was a significant rainfall event for the month of July which typically averages 0.01 for the whole month.
Sept 4, 2011
.04
.05
Sudden heavy downpour over HCR dumped .04 inches in only 5 minutes. This was the result of a tropical flow from our SW. No lightning or thunder from this rainfall.
Sept 5, 2011
.01
.05
Much of the day experienced thunder and lightning in the vicinity with brief light rain in HCR on and off during the day. Tipping bucket gauge never picked up any rainfall but the manual gauge picked up .01. This was a continuation of the tropical influence from SW to NW across our region.
October 4th-5th
.48
.48
Very early winter storm brought moderate rain and winds to southern California. One impulse passed through on Tuesday (0.10) and a stronger impulse Wednesday (0.38). We are currently way ahead of our normal rainfall.
November 4th
.37
.37
A cold winter low pressure system rapidly decended on Southern California from the gulf of Alaska resulting in moderate rain and seasonably cold temperatures.
November 6th
.34
.34
A follow-up storm from the Nov 4th storm reached Southern California early morning. The initial cold front had less precipitation (0.15) than the previous storm.This storm took a more inland approach (known as an inside slider) but temps were similar to the preceeeding storm. In the evening, a thunderstorm complex moved through Riverside County (NW to SE) with occasional lighting and moderate rain (0.17) bringing the storm total close to the totals received a few days earlier.
November 12th
.36
.36
Cut-off low originating from Alaska migrated all the way to just south of the CA-MX border before shifting east. The eastery shift along with tapping of some tropical moisture resulted in 1/3 of an inch for HCR. Further south in San Diego most locations received over an inch of rain. This storm had the unique distinction of spreading moisture from South to North. This is extremely rare for a mid-lattitude cyclone.
November 20th
.70
.70
Another Cut-off low originating from Alaska brough rain. Somewhat similar to last weeks storm but wetter. This was more of a direct hit as the storm hugged closer to the coast before going inland over Baja Calif.