Fort Ord National Monument Precipitation Water Year 2024
National Weather Service Water Year Oct. 1, 2023 - Sep. 30, 2024
Using precipitation record at MONTEREY AIRPORT (MTY) Elevation: 217'
http://cdec4gov.water.ca.gov/dynamicapp/QueryDaily?s=MTY&end=2024-03-02&span=70days
As proxy for Ft Ord
During the 2023 rainy season (water year) there were seven events where more than one inch of rain fell in a single 24 hour period https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/74888-fort-ord-national-monument-precipitation-water-year-2023 The total rainfall that season was 23.88"
Summary of 1"+ events so far this year:
1) 1.26 on 12/30/2023
2) 1.15 on 2/1/2024
Today
Date Inches Y-T-D
10/01/2023 0.00 0.00
10/22/2023 0.01 0.01
10/23/2023 0.08 0.09
Based on Salinas River level at Spreckels, irrigation season seems to be over.
10/31/2023 0.00 0.09 NPS October Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/oct23wx.pdf
11/06/2023 0.05 0.14
11/16/2023 0.01 0.15
11/17/2023 0.01 0.16
11/18/2023 0.43 0.59
11/29/2023 0.01 0.60 Soil is still very dry. All plants seem to remain stressed.
11/30/2023 0.00 0.60 NPS November Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/nov23wx.pdf
By this time last year (12/1/22) we had 2.29" accumulated rainfall.
12/06/2023 0.01 0.61
12/07/2023 0.14 0.75
12/08/2023 0.05 0.80 Soil is still very dry. All plants seem to remain stressed.
12/17/2023 0.18 0.98 Powder dry two inches down
12/18/2023 0.32 1.30 Still dry three to four inches down
12/19/2023 0.40 1.70 Still dry four to five inches down
12/20/2023 0.79 2.49 Ground finally seems wetted most places. Still not water-logged.
12/28/2023 0.55 3.04
12/29/2023 0.02 3.06
12/30/2023 1.26 4.32 Now ground seems wet. By this time last year we had 8.10 inches of rain.
12/31/2023 0.09 4.41 NPS December Summary: https://met.nps.edu/~ldm/renard_wx/dec23wx.pdf
By this time last year (1/1/23) we had 9.24" accumulated rainfall.
01/03/2024 0.51 4.92
01/06/2024 0.01 4.93
01/07/2024 0.35 5.28
01/10/2024 0.10 5.38
01/11/2024 0.08 5.46
01/14/2024 0.04 5.50
01/17/2024 0.20 5.70
01/20/2024 0.03 5.73
01/21/2024 0.32 6.05
01/22/2024 0.37 6.42
01/23/2024 0.02 6.44
01/24/2024 0.42 6.86
01/25/2024 0.04 6.90
01/28/2024 Salinas River at Spreckels begins to rise(2).
01/31/2024 0.01 6.91
02/01/2024 1.15 8.06 By this time last year (2/1/23) we had 14.12" accumulated rainfall.
02/02/2024 0.59 8.65
02/03/2024 0.07 8.72
02/04/2024 0.80 9.52
02/05/2024 0.91 10.43
02/06/2024 0.01 10.44
02/07/2024 0.50 10.94
02/08/2024 0.06 11.00
02/15/2024 0.08 11.08
02/17/2024 0.10 11.18
02/18/2024 0.01 11.19
02/19/2024 0.26 11.45
02/20/2024 0.14 11.59
02/21/2024 0.05 11.64
02/27/2024 0.01 11.65
********** On February 29, 2024 I installed two WATERMARK Soil Moisture Sensors (200SS), one at 8" and the other at 20" soil depth,
and I will begin to provide soil moisture readings from a very typical (average) Fort Ord site (oak woodland margin). **********
03/01/2024 0.43 12.08 By this time last year (03/01/2023) we had 17.38" accumulated rainfall.
03/02/2024 0.39 12.47
03/03/2024 0.20 12.67
03/04/2024 0.04 12.71
03/06/2024 0.20 12.91
03/11/2024 0.12 13.03
03/12/2024 0.01 13.04
03/23/2024 0.79 13.83
03/24/2024 0.30 14.13
03/26/2024 0.03 14.16
03/28/2024 0.10 14.26
03/29/2024 0.40 14.66
03/30/2024 0.39 15.05
03/31/2024 0.07 15.12 By this time last year (03/31/2023) we had 22.99" accumulated rainfall.
04/04/2024 0.46 15.58
04/05/2024 0.39 15.97
04/13/2024 0.37 16.34
04/14/2024 0.15 16.49
(1)
(2) Using river rise as a proxy for area soil saturation. Water from the Arroyo Seco watershed in Big Sur/Ventana seems to take 48-72 hours to reach Spreckels.
