
† One or more months during the season was missing data for five or more days. The current "normal" or average seasonal precipitation for this station, updated on May 4, 2021, is 14.25 inches, based upon the 30-year average for 1991 through 2020. Keep in mind that a few seasons of high rainfall skew the average upwards. * Average as calculated over all years of available rainfall data. See month-by-month numbers as season unfolds. This is now the 14th-wettest water year for downtown Los Angeles on record at 23.99 inches. Overall average for seasons beginning 1877 through 2022: 14.75 inches* Season (July 1-June 30) Downtown LA saw a rainfall record Tuesday with its 24th highest single-day rain total on record in March. The relocation naturally drew some concern by meteorologists, regarding the continuity of overall historic weather data trends for Downtown Los Angeles station.

The USC location is almost four miles closer to the coast and about 90 feet lower in elevation than the former DWP location. The move was part of a nationwide effort by the National Weather Service to locate all weather stations at ground-level with more natural surroundings. This was the first time that the downtown station was located outside the city center of Los Angeles. In July 1999, for the start of the 1999-2000 rain season, the Downtown Los Angeles weather station was relocated from the upper level of a two-story parking structure at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) building to a ground-level, park-like setting on the University of Southern California (USC) campus. since 1877, six occurred within the last 20 years and four just within the last decade.ĭowntown Los Angeles historical seasonal rainfall chart, 1877-2022.

Of the ten driest seasons for Downtown L.A. NOTE: When most weather reporting sources cite weather in Los Angeles (without specifying where, exactly, in Los Angeles), these numbers are typically for the Downtown Los Angeles weather station (actually located on the USC campus). Average - Santa Fe Dam (San Gabriel Valley) Average - Los Angeles International Airport Record Wettest & Driest Seasons & Wettest Days - Downtown Los Angeles Monthly Rainfall by Season - Downtown Los Angeles Overall Seasonal Average Downtown Los Angeles Court & Vital Records from Orange County, CA.
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Fresno: 4.81 in (12.22 cm) 42 percent of average.San Diego: 5.06 in (12.85 cm) 49 percent of average.San Francisco: 12.54 in (31.85 cm) 53 percent of average.Sacramento: 10.35 in (26.29 cm) 51 percent of average.Los Angeles: 6.08 inches (15.44 cm) 41 percent of average.Here are some of the precipitation totals, as of June 29, from the National Weather Service. The same region received 3.15 inches (8 cm) from July 1, 2012, through June 29, 2013, which is 49 percent of normal for the water year. The city of Bakersfield, in California's farm-rich Central Valley, received 2.41 inches (6.12 centimeters) of rain, or 37 percent of normal precipitation through June 29, according to the National Weather Service. Many communities have ordered water-use restrictions, and farmers are feeling the effects of low water allocations from the state. The entire state is in severe drought conditions, with 77 percent in an extreme drought and 33 percent considered to be in an exceptional drought, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center. Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency for the state on Jan. This year is the third consecutive below-normal water year for California.
