Yes to both questions. They have had plenty of rain in northern Ca. Good thing, since that's where much of our water comes from, but our official rain fall total for the past 12 months is 5. something ". Our season normally is only about 13". I came from England to the west coast at 4 months, I'm told, and never had any desire to live elsewhere. There are some very nice (and wet) places to the north, but I'm pretty much stuck here for the duration. As I'm sure you are aware while the rest of the country has been flooding, the west has been burning.
