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WY 2015 – El Niño to the Rescue? Urban Water Institute August 13, 2014.

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1 WY 2015 – El Niño to the Rescue? Urban Water Institute August 13, 2014

2 Talk Overview Current Drought Conditions El Niño and Northern California Outcomes

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7 California Reservoir Storage, Percent of Normal, 1977 and 2010-14 Source: California Department of Water Resources 2011 2010 2012 2013 1977 2014

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9 Annual Mean Temperature (degrees F) Annual Precipitation (inches) NOAA Climate Division 2 Calendar Year Data 1895-2013 1976

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11 Drought Busting3 Holding Steady/Some Improvement10 Drought Continuing9 Precipitation in inches Water Year (Oct 1 – Sep 30)

12 San Joaquin 5 Station Index Precipitation Water Year Totals for El Nino Years Drought Busting5 Holding Steady/Some Improvement4 Drought Continuing13 Precipitation in inches Water Year (Oct 1 – Sep 30)

13 Questions? Email: Michael.L.Anderson@water.ca.gov

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