For the rain year to date, which began on October 1, San Francisco and Oakland are both above normal in terms of rainfall, and the rain total is only set to rise further before 2025 is out. San Francisco recorded almost four inches of rain between December 20 and December 27, and that means the city is at 105% of average rainfall for the rain year to date since October 1.
The full moon is likely to look abnormally big and bright from down here on Earth on Tuesday night. It's a so-called supermoon, since the moon is both full and at the closest point to Earth in its monthly elliptical orbit. This particular supermoon is predicted to come within just under 222,000 miles of our planet on Wednesday- the nearest supermoon of the year.
The start of November will appear similar to the start of the previous month, with mild, pleasant weather giving way to increasing clouds, wind and rain possibly accompanied by a thunderstorm or two by Wednesday. This time, it's not quite as surprising as the storms that pummeled the region at the start of October. November is really the first month of our rainy season, National Weather Service meteorologist Roger Gass said Monday. So this one is not too unusual.
