It’s time to break out the record books, sort of. This winter's heavy rains in California broke records for any 22-day time frame between Oct. 1 to Jan. 16. "This year we are at 17.87 inches, which is among the largest to date," said state climatologist Michael Anderson. But, he said, California has a long way to go to break the record for the wettest year: "The largest water year was 1982-1983 which totaled 42.81 inches." "Water years" are counted from Oct.1 through Sept. 30 of the following year. The state's precipitation is more than 7 inches ahead of typical water years, according to California Water Watch. At this stage of the 2022-2023 water year, large portions of the state have seen double their average precipitation. Click the link in @usatoday’s bio to learn more.