Little weather change

I woke up this morning to rain.
Although not unheard of, it is rare for California to get rain in September.
You can almost put money on having the first big rain storm in the early days of November. This one was enough to water down everything, but it will be dry again by tomorrow. The late fall storms will change California from brown to green within a few weeks.
I take credit for it, since for some reason I decided to shut the sprinkler timers off yesterday. I must have known it was coming.
Unlike the rest of the country, most of our storms come out of the North West off Alaska and are generally cold storms. I've never seen a large rain event out here where it was hot and muggy.
If I remember correctly it was about May since we had enough rain to have water standing in the streets. After this many weeks of heat and dust, the rain sure cleared up the air today. It was nice to see a dark sky with clouds low to the ground, wind blowing, and cool air filling the atmosphere.
I'm sure the Raisin Farmers were not too pleased. With the grapes on the ground and about 70-80% dry, this could ruin more than a few trays.
Sometimes it's best if you really think about it. Those farmers produce big crops every year and sometimes it helps in the long run to damage some produce to make the profit margin climb. Too many going to market and the price falls.
I just hope nobody was financially ruined. Many farmers hold insurance policies and some take them straight to the Dehydrators for drying anyway.
I'm sure there were some Hikers and Campers up in the mountains that got surprised this morning. I haven't heard anything about snow fall, so maybe everyone up there is okay. No word on Lightning strikes so if there wasn't any, it probably helped the Forestry Department, or at least gave them some relief from fires.
For the Average Joe the weather was a welcome change.
I know I enjoyed it.
Late this week they are forecasting 100F again...