Monthly Rainfall Normals & Records

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Rainfall Normals & High, Low & 24-Hour Records
Los Angeles Civic Center Weather Station

Measured in Inches

Month	Normal*	Record High	Record Low	24-Hour Record
January	3.33	14.94 (1969)	0 (1976)	5.71 (1956)
February	3.68	13.68 (1998)	0 (1984)	4.80 (1913)
March	3.14	12.36 (1884)	0 (1997)	5.88 (1938)
April	0.83	7.53 (1926)	0 (1997)	2.74 (1926)
May	0.31	3.57 (1921)	0 (2001)	2.02 (1977)
June	0.06	1.39 (1884)	0 (2001)	0.76 (1993)
July	0.01	0.24 (1886)	0 (2002)	0.24 (1886)
August	0.13	2.26 (1977)	0 (2001)	2.06 (1977)
September	0.32	5.67 (1939)	0 (2001)	3.96 (1939)
October	0.37	6.96 (1889)	0 (1999)	3.16 (1889)
November	1.32	9.68 (1965)	0 (2000)	3.85 (1966)
December	1.05	15.80 (1889)	0 (2000)	5.55 (2004)
Season Total	15.14	38.18 (1883-1884)	4.35 (2001-2002)	5.88 (March 2, 1938)

* Normals taken from the 30-year normals from 1971-2000
Source: National Weather Service

Monthly Precipitation (rainfall) 1990 - 2002

Monthly Precipitation (rainfall) 1877 - 2002

Wettest Days Recorded in Downtown Los Angeles

Inches	Date
5.88	March 2, 1938
5.71	January 26,1956
5.55	December 28, 2004
4.86	December 31, 1933
4.80	February 24, 1913

During a 24-hour period from December 31, 1933 through January 1, 1934, 7.36 inches of rain fell on the Los Angeles Civic Center, a record for a 24-hour period at that location.

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