Menlo Park Concludes Annual Rain Year at 22.30 Inches
Local weather logs show Menlo Park recorded 22.30 inches of precipitation as the annual water year concluded.
Menlo Park wrapped up its latest official rainfall year with 22.30 inches of precipitation recorded between October 1, 2025, and September 30, 2026, according to long-standing measurements kept by local observer Dennis Nugent.
The tally reflects a solid precipitation season compared to the 16.84 inches logged during the preceding 2024 to 2025 rain year, although it remains well below the wet 39.48-inch total recorded two seasons ago. Streets in town have been mostly dry through late summer, with the last measurable rain falling back in April.
Looking forward, meteorologists point to an intensifying El Niño pattern currently building in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, which could bring heavier winter storms to the Peninsula over the coming months.