Dr. Owen Bateson, Susanville's resident meteorological expert, checks in with the rainfall totals from October; a dismal .34 inches of rain fell for only 23% of average. "That brings us to 3.47 inches since July 1st, for an average of 168% for the year," explains...

Dr. Owen Bateson, Susanville's resident meteorological expert, checks in with good news this morning. "Although I would like to see more rain, we have done very well since July first, the beginning of the rainfall year,"  says Bateson, "The average amount of rainfall in September...

Dr. Bateson sends this photo of the water level at the Spalding Marina this week. With more moisture in the forecast, and the National Weather Service predicting a wet winter, there is a good chance that the lake is at it's lowest point for the...

Here in the northern hemisphere autumn officially began at 4:44p.m. on September 22nd. To herald the appearance of fall we were treated to a spectacular Harvest Moon - that is the full moon that appears closest to the date of the fall equinox. Dr. Bateson, our resident...

Dr. Owen Bateson, Susanville's resident meteorological expert, files this photo of a full double rainbow over the Gold Run area Monday evening. According to Bateson it has been 13 years since he was able to catch the rare spectral event with his camera. The rainbow...

Dr. Owen Bateson, Susanville's resident meteorological expert, checks in with news that our area recieved 2 inches of moisture in last week's storms! The impressive total gets us off to a very good start for the new weather year which began on July 1st.

Dr. Owen Bateson, Susanville's resident meteorological expert, says that despite expectations our area did pretty well in June with 80% of average precipitation. "I recorded .44 inches while average is only .55 inches for the month," says Bateson, "That brings us to 20.77 inches for...

Dr. Owen Bateson, Susanville's resident meteorological expert, checks in today with moisture totals that he calls 'not very spectacular.' According to Bateson this is the driest spring recorded in the last century. "We only had .48 inches recorded at the Bateson Observatory on Gold Run Road...

Dr. Owen Bateson, Susanville's resident meteorological expert, checks in today with a look at some alarmingly dry moisture totals. According to Bateson this is the driest January, February, March and April period that he has recorded since 1980. The National Weather Service in Reno has...

For the past several weeks, our area has felt the effects of below-freezing temperatures; broken pipes, car problems, treacherous roads and sidewalks that are glazed over with ice. The extremely cold temperatures in some areas dropped thermometers to almost 20 degrees below zero. Susanville's resident meteorological expert, Dr....

Susanville's resident meteorological expert, Dr. Owen Bateson reports receiving 1.87 inches of rain since the stormy hit on Friday. According to Dr. Bateson this brings November's total to 2.77 inches and raises our yearly percentage from 40% on Friday to 91% as of Monday morning. "November's total is...