Video provided by Newsy Newslook A weak storm system brought little rain to Ventura County on Monday and Tuesday, providing a disappointing end to a typically wet month.
According to the Ventura County Watershed Protection District, most communities in the county got less than one-tenth of an inch of precipitation between Monday night and Tuesday morning.
“It’s the new way of life in California.” Anselm said this year’s rainfall totals are distressing.
“It is by far worse than previous drought years,” he said.
The low temperatures dropped the lowest elevation for snowfall to around 2,500 feet, resulting in a dusting on mountains in the Thousand Oaks area.
Additional rainfall is not expected until Thursday, the first day of March.
As a result, February will end with its rainfall total more than 3 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service.
The low rainfall total for February continues a dry trend that has persisted since the start of the rain year in October, Sweet said.
Since October, Sweet said, the National Weather Service station at the Camarillo Airport has received 1.23 inches of rain.
A storm expected to arrive Thursday could provide some relief.