It's not as loaded as some of it's predecessors like illegal alien or wetback. But it still is a loaded term. And when we talk about drivers who violate the driving laws, we don't talk about illegal drivers. We talk about children who work in violation of the child labor laws.
Tulare County, California, gets 8 inches of rain per year. The US average is 39. Snowfall is 0 inches. The average US city gets 26 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 24. On average, there are 270 sunny days per year in Tulare County, California. The July high is around 97 degrees. The January low is 37. Sperling's comfort index for Tulare County is a 77 out of 100, where a higher score indicates a more comfortable year-around climate.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says 18 to 21 more inches of rain over six months would do the trick for most of the state. That's a tall order since the state's average rainfall for the year is about 23 inches. The latest storm dumped only about 1.5 inches in downtown L.A. but more than three inches in wetter parts of Northern California that feed the State Water Project.