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In San Francisco, there were 35 inches of precipitation in December 1861–January 1862, and almost 50 for the season. [16] There were four distinct rainy periods: The first occurred on December 9, 1861, the second on December 23–28, the third on January 9–12, and the fourth on January 15–17.
In the Great Flood of 1862, San Francisco receives 24.49 inches (622.0 mm) of rainfall for January, its highest monthly rainfall on record, and the “rain year” total from July 1861 to June of 49.27 inches (1,251.5 mm) is also the highest ever. [1]
A USGS model image shows the enormous atmospheric river that may have been present during the 1861–1862 flood event.. The ARkStorm (for Atmospheric River 1,000) is a hypothetical megastorm, whose proposal is based on repeated historical occurrences of atmospheric rivers and other major rain events first developed and published by the Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP) of the United ...
It impacted Northern California, resulting in some of the most devastating flooding since the Great Flood of 1862. Similarly to the 1862 event, the flooding was a combined effect of heavy rainfall and excessive snowmelt of the relatively large early-season Sierra Nevada snowpack. [3]
Category: 1862 by month. 7 languages. ... This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total. 0–9. January 1862 (1 C, 7 P) February 1862 events (1 C ...
Several southwest Illinois areas recorded between 5 and 8 inches of rainfall, though one locality had more than 9 inches. Here’s what the National Weather Service St. Louis reported Wednesday ...
Lambert International Airport: 8.63 Tuesday, storm total 9.06 Rainfall totals varied immensely across the area. While some locations were shattering records, others saw only a trace of rain.
This category has the following 43 subcategories, out of 43 total. * 1862 elections in the United States by state (26 C, 1 P) A. 1862 in Alabama (2 C, 2 P)