Sacramento on pace to break lack of rainfall record
City needs 11 days of rain to avoid tying record
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Sacramento on pace to break lack of rainfall record
City needs 11 days of rain to avoid tying record
Dave Vierra stepped out of his tractor and look back at the dust cloud he kicked up in West Sacramento Tuesday morning.How many days has it rained in Sacramento this year?"How dry is it? It's a dust bowl out here," Vierra said.Vierra's dry field is symbolic of a weather record Sacramento could break if it doesn't begin raining soon.Sacramento is on track to record its fewest number of days with measurable rain in a calendar year, according to research compiled by KCRA 3 Chief Meteorologist Mark Finan.The fewest number of days with measurable rain in a calendar year was 32 in 1976.So far, Sacramento has recorded only 22 days with measurable rain since Jan. 1."There's no doubt it's dry," Vierra said.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —
Dave Vierra stepped out of his tractor and look back at the dust cloud he kicked up in West Sacramento Tuesday morning.
How many days has it rained in Sacramento this year?
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"How dry is it? It's a dust bowl out here," Vierra said.
Vierra's dry field is symbolic of a weather record Sacramento could break if it doesn't begin raining soon.
Sacramento is on track to record its fewest number of days with measurable rain in a calendar year, according to research compiled by KCRA 3 Chief Meteorologist Mark Finan.
The fewest number of days with measurable rain in a calendar year was 32 in 1976.
So far, Sacramento has recorded only 22 days with measurable rain since Jan. 1.
"There's no doubt it's dry," Vierra said.