Last Tuesday marked the end of the 2019 rain year, which runs from July 1 through June 30. Wednesday was the start of the 2020 rain year.
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As Santa Ynez heads toward winter, many of us are commuting back to our homes with a sky painted in hues of red and orange — or perhaps with stars.
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A series of storms is expected to produce periods of rain in the Santa Ynez Valley, starting Thursday and continuing through Monday.
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This year, like most of the last eight years for the Santa Ynez Valley, has seen below-normal rainfall; the last big year for rain was 2010.
The beginning of a new year is just hours away. Are you ready for it?
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A cold front produced nearly an inch of rain in the Santa Ynez Valley and gale-force southwesterly winds on Nov. 29. So what is a cold front a…
Our country is surrounded by immense bodies of water — from the Pacific to the west and Atlantic to the east to the Arctic in the north.
An intense cold front is expected to produce heavy rain and gale-force winds Thursday throughout the Santa Ynez Valley.
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