One hundred and seventy percent of normal: It sounds so impressive.

But Stockton’s wet fall — mirrored across much of Northern California — doesn’t necessarily portend a wet winter.

The real test begins today, as we kick off the crucial months of December, January and February.

“Those are the three wettest months of the year, and that’s what’s going to make or break it,” said Jan Null, a meteorologist with the Golden Gate Weather Service in the Bay Area. It’s a tale of two states as California tries to pull itself out of a deep drought hole.