Rain Numbers - 30 January 2010

.03", for today
11.6", for the storm
13.09", for the month
29.83", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 29 January 2010

.49", for today
11.57", for the storm
13.06", for the month
29.8", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 27 January 2010

.01", for today
11.08", for the storm
12.57", for the month
29.31", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 26 January 2010

.84", for today
11.07", for the storm
12.56", for the month
29.3", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 25 January 2010

.82", for today
10.23", for the storm
11.72", for the month
28.46", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 24 January 2010

.01", for today
9.41", for the storm
10.9", for the month
27.64", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 23 January 2010

.43", for today
9.4", for the storm
10.89", for the month
27.63", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 22 January 2010

.47", for today
8.97", for the storm
10.46", for the month
27.2", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 21 January 2010

.93", for today
8.5", for the storm
9.99", for the month
26.73", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 20 January 2010

3.07", for today
7.57", for the storm
9.06", for the month
25.8", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 19 January 2010

2.2", for today
4.5", for the storm
5.99", for the month
22.73", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 18 January 2010

1.62", for today
2.3", for the storm
3.79", for the month
20.53", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 17 January 2010

.62", for today
.68", for the storm
2.17", for the month
18.91", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 16 January 2010

.05", for today
.06", for the storm
1.55", for the month
18.29", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 15 January 2010

.01", for today
.01", for the storm
1.50", for the month
18.24", for the (rain) year

I think it was .01" that we got; I guess we’ll see how the numbers add up down the road…

Rain Numbers - 13 January 2010

.3", for today
1.42", for the storm
1.49", for the month
18.23", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 12 January 2010

1.12", for today
1.12", for the storm
1.19", for the month
17.93", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 10 January 2010

.01", for today
.03", for the storm
.07", for the month
16.81", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 9 January 2010

.01", for today
.02", for the storm
.06", for the month
16.8", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 8 January 2010

.01", for today
.01", for the storm
.05", for the month
16.79", for the (rain) year

Lest We Forget…

…that we are living in California…

About 10:10 this morning, I was sitting at the table, minding my own business, when I felt a little odd and then heard a quiet little rattle in the kitchen. Oh, OK; earthquake. Curtis was still outside and heard something that sounded like someone running on the roof; Dustin totally missed it.

The USGS preliminary report:

Region: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Geographic coordinates: 37.477N, 121.797W
Magnitude: 4.2 Ml
Depth: 9 km
Universal Time (UTC): 7 Jan 2010 18:09:35
Time near the Epicenter: 7 Jan 2010 10:09:35
Local standard time in your area: 7 Jan 2010 10:09:35

Location with respect to nearby cities:
10 km (6 miles) ENE (62 degrees) of Milpitas, CA
12 km (8 miles) NNE (12 degrees) of Alum Rock, CA
16 km (10 miles) SSE (150 degrees) of Sunol, CA
17 km (11 miles) NNE (29 degrees) of San Jose City Hall, CA

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID: NC 71336726


USGS Event page

USGS Community Internet Intensity Map

USGS Shake Map


From the Merc: 4.1 earthquake hits San Jose area
The Merc’s Earthquake Center

From the Gilroy Dispatch: Small earthquake shakes Gilroy

From CBS13.com: Small Quake Rocks San Francisco Bay Area

From KTVU.com: Small Quake Rolls Through South Bay

Rain Numbers - 6 January 2010

.01", for today
.01", for the storm
.04", for the month
16.78", for the (rain) year

Rain Numbers - 4 January 2010

.01", for today
.03", for the storm
.03", for the month
16.77", for the (rain) year

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Rain Numbers - 3 January 2010

.01", for today
.02", for the storm
.02", for the month
16.76", for the (rain) year

Imagining the Universe

From Quotes of the Day, today:

Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
- Sir Arthur Eddington

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Rain Numbers - 2 January 2010

.01", for today
.01", for the storm
.01", for the month
16.75", for the (rain) year