How much rain has Sacramento seen this month? We got half of our average this past weekend alone

WEATHER AND TRAFFIC. LET’S HEAD BACK OVER TO TAMARA. YEAH, AND YOU’LL NOTICE THAT TODAY MIGHT BE JUST A GREAT DAY TO GRAB YOUR LUNCH, TO GO AND HEAD OUTSIDE YOUR FAVORITE PARK, AS CONDITIONS WILL BE DRIER AND JUST A LITTLE BIT WARMER. WE’RE LOOKING AT SUN AND CLOUDS RIGHT NOW, JUST OVER DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO TEMPERATURE IS 51 DEGREES. WE’RE A BIT COOLER THAN THAT THOUGH. HEAD OUT THE DOOR IN MODESTO TO 4548 IN STOCKTON. CURRENTLY IN 28, IN LAKE TAHOE. OF COURSE, APRIL HAS BEEN REALLY BENEFICIAL IN TERMS OF RAIN. WE’VE ACTUALLY RECEIVED OVER WHAT IS COMMONLY AVERAGE THE AVERAGE FOR SACRAMENTO FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL IS 1.44IN. THIS WEEKEND ALONE, WE NETTED THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH. NOW, BRINGING OUR MONTHLY TOTAL TOTAL TO 1.68IN. SO AGAIN, WE’RE NOT HURTING FOR THE RAIN, AT LEAST FOR THIS MONTH AND EVEN FOR THE SEASON. WE’RE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD AS WELL. LOOKING AT MID 50S, PARTLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY AND TRUCKEE 54 THIS AFTERNOON FOR POLLOCK PINES. WE’LL GET INTO THE UPPER 50S IN GRASS VALLEY, ABOUT 63 IN AUBURN TODAY, AND A COMFORTABLE AFTERNOON IN PLACERVILLE PLAYING OUT WITH A HIGH OF 60 DEGREES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S IN NAPA TO 70. IN FAIRFIELD, 62, IN SAN FRANCISCO AND AROUND THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. SUN AND CLOUDS EXPECTED, SO SOME FILTERED SUNSHINE TODAY IN LODI WITH A HIGH OF 67 MANTECA GOES TO 70 TURLOCK LOOKING AT WARMING INTO THE UPPER 60S SACRAMENTO REGION, WE’RE LOOKING AT LOWER 70S TODAY FOR YUBA CITY, 70 IN ROSEVILLE, 70 IN SACRAMENTO AND 70 THIS AFTERNOON IN VACAVILLE. SO AT LEAST WE’RE SEEING THOSE NUMBERS GO UP. WE’LL CONTINUE TO TREND UPWARD TH

We are only halfway through the month of April, but it has already been a good month of rain for Northern California.As pleasant as sunny skies can be, it is still important that the state receives enough rain and snow to keep a healthy water supply.Meteorologist Tamara Berg said the average amount of rainfall the Sacramento area typically gets in the month of April is 1.44 inches — we have already surpassed that.So far, 1.68 inches of rain has fallen in the Sacramento area this month. From this past weekend alone, three-quarters of an inch fell.This comes as the latest snow survey revealed that the state's snowpack has caught up to the average after a dismal start to the snow season. At the Phillips area of El Dorado County, the survey found slightly more than five feet of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 27.5 inches, which is 113% of the average of the location. That's according to the Department of Water Resources.The April 1 survey is considered the most important as it's typically the peak of the seasonal snowpack. On Jan. 1, the statewide Sierra snowpack stood at only 28% of the average, according to DWR readings. But during the April survey, the snowpack statewide measured at 110% of the average. Every region in the Sierra, the North, Central and South areas, all measured above normal for this date.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

We are only halfway through the month of April, but it has already been a good month of rain for Northern California.

As pleasant as sunny skies can be, it is still important that the state receives enough rain and snow to keep a healthy water supply.

Meteorologist Tamara Berg said the average amount of rainfall the Sacramento area typically gets in the month of April is 1.44 inches — we have already surpassed that.

So far, 1.68 inches of rain has fallen in the Sacramento area this month. From this past weekend alone, three-quarters of an inch fell.

This comes as the latest snow survey revealed that the state's snowpack has caught up to the average after a dismal start to the snow season.

At the Phillips area of El Dorado County, the survey found slightly more than five feet of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 27.5 inches, which is 113% of the average of the location. That's according to the Department of Water Resources.

The April 1 survey is considered the most important as it's typically the peak of the seasonal snowpack.

On Jan. 1, the statewide Sierra snowpack stood at only 28% of the average, according to DWR readings. But during the April survey, the snowpack statewide measured at 110% of the average. Every region in the Sierra, the North, Central and South areas, all measured above normal for this date.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.

How much rain has Sacramento seen this month? We got half of our average this past weekend alone

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