Will It Be a Dry 2025?
News outlets throughout the County report that San Diego is experiencing the third driest start to the rainy season, October through December, in more than 150 years. While the City of San Diego has recorded only 0.14 inches of rain since Oct. 1, the weather station located at Rincon Water’s main office recorded slightly more at 0.31 inches. This makes the current rainy period an unusually dry one, following closely behind 1929 and 2017. And to make the dry start for 2025 even more notable, no rain has been forecasted to occur in the next 14 days.
Although the local dry conditions may mean you need to turn on your irrigation system a little more than you typically do for this time of year, we want to assure you that conditions in Northern California are much wetter than those in Southern California. California’s six major reservoirs are at 121% of their historical average levels at the beginning of 2025, which is slightly better than the same time as compared to last year. The statewide snowpack is 115% of its historical average. But…the precipitation in Northern California, over the next few months, will be the key to determine the State’s overall water supply for 2025. Regardless, the San Diego region has sufficient water supplies for 2025 and beyond.
The San Diego County Water Authority assures us that storage in the region is plentiful due to planning and system investments. As our region’s economy and quality of life depends on water, the region has invested strategically over the past 30 years to ensure sufficient supplies even during extended dry periods.
Please remember that while there are no current or forecasted emergency water-use restrictions in place for our region, it’s always important to be a good steward of water by not wasting it. It just makes good sense, saves you money, and supports community sustainability.