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Record drought, wildfires, and water shortages have beleaguered the western US, and the forecast is not much brighter. A new water year began Friday, resetting the clock for many states who are hopeful to start anew and see better results.
The water year is defined as October 1 - September 30. The 12-month period was selected because it is an ideal reset period in terms of the US water cycle, and October 1 presented a good natural break for many regions of the US. It is after monsoon rains peak in the Southwest, before the bulk of snow begins for the Northeast and Midwest, and is when tropical cyclones wind down for the Southeast. The end of the water year was quite good for some locations.
— NWS Bay Area October 1, 2021 The problem for many areas is they have not had just one bad year. "Total precipitation across the region was abysmal for the second consecutive year," the NWS in Sacramento said.San Francisco is in a similar situation since the 2019-2020 water year was the 12th-driest on record. While every bit of rain helps in a drought, multiple years of low precipitation can compound water shortages.
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