average days

 This is the time of dampness. In order to hit the 11" average for November, each day should average .35 inches! So a graphic like this one says we're in a week of typical November weather. 

Well OK this is a touch high - but of course one dry day can make a difference! Our home on the hill-top is in the 3-5" band, but quite near to 2.5 and to 5". Another atm-river (atmospheric river not cash flow!) will hit late in the week, so it could be a fine line between 2 and 5 inches somewhere in the region.

Snowpack is impressive for early season, but that too will reset to zero if the at|River comes with its 8000' freezing levels. Local ski areas hope to be running at low capacity for Thanksgiving weekend, so none of this is surprising. 

It's November.