SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

California's water year is off to a great start, thanks in large part to the past week's stormy stretch for the state.

The water year began on Oct. 1 and continues until Sept. 30 next year.

Since the start of the water year, Sacramento has seen nearly 5 inches of rain at Executive Airport. That is more than three times the normal amount of rain for this point in the season.

Stockton and Modesto have also more than tripled the normal rainfall through mid-November.

The past few storms brought soaking rain to Northern California but then dropped south to douse Southern California, too. Those storms created flash flooding concerns this past weekend, especially in areas burned in the January fires in Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles and Bakersfield have both received f

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