The amount of rain that falls within a rainy season (July-June) appears to be trending downward at a precipitation monitoring station at Cal Poly. The 2020-21 rainy season was the sixth-driest at the station in 50 years, according to the university's data.
Although the area has experienced a relatively wet start to the 2022 water year, short- and long-term forecasts don't show any certainty for more rain anytime soon. Explore the data by hovering over each blue dot below.