San Jose records wettest December in nearly 60 years with Monday rain [View all]

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http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_27139520/bay-area-gets-another-soaking-from-latest-storm

There's no way of predicting if Mother Nature will continue to shower the Bay Area when we turn the calendar to 2015, but this month is shaping up to be one of the wettest Decembers in decades -- at least in some parts of the region.

On Monday, San Jose received 0.59 inches of rain, making it the city's rainiest December in almost 60 years. And even more rain is forecast through Friday.

So far this month, San Jose has received 6.62 inches of rain, the most in December since 1955, when 9.26 inches of rain was recorded. It's also the fifth-wettest December in San Jose since rainfall records began in 1874, according to Jan Null of Golden Gate Weather Services....

San Jose and San Francisco are the only two Bay Area cities with rainfall records going back long enough for a good historical comparison, Null said. Oakland is next, but he said there have been problems with the totals for the city, and the recording station moved from the airport to the museum.

And it's only the 16th!