DEATH VALLEY , Calif. (KOLO) – This fall brought record rainfall to Death Valley National Park. 2.41 inches was recorded from September through November, according to the National Weather Service. That’s more than the park typically receives in an entire year. Last month saw 1.76 inches of rain, breaking the November monthly record of 1.70 inches set in 1923.
Several roads in the park are covered with flood debris and are now closed.
The National Park Service says the rainwater has formed a shallow lake at Badwater Basin. The elevation there is 282 feet below sea level, making it the lowest point in North America.
Park rangers say it is too early to predict if the wet weather will lead to a spring “superbloom” of wildflowers.
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