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Rainfall Normals
& High, Low & Daily Records

By Month & Annual, Downtown Los Angeles

Downpour in Los Angeles traffic. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.


See also:
-- Monthly Precipitation (Rainfall) by Season - Downtown Los Angeles
-- Record Wettest & Driest Seasons & Wettest Days - Downtown Los Angeles
-- Total Seasonal Rainfall by Season - Downtown Los Angeles


Measured in Inches

Month Normal 1 Record High 2 Record Low 2 Record Day
January 3.29 14.94 (1969) 0.00 (2014) 5.71 (Jan 26, 1956)
February 3.64 13.68 (1998) 0.00 (2021) 4.80 (Feb 24,1913)
March 2.23 12.36 (1884) 0.00 (1997) 5.88 (Mar 2, 1938)
April 0.69 7.53 (1926) 0.00 (2021) 2.74 (Apr 5, 1926)
May 0.32 3.57 (1921) 0.00 (2021) 2.02 (May 8, 1977)
June 0.09 1.39 (1884) 0.00 (2020) 0.76 (Jun 5, 1993)
Month Normal 1 Record High 2 Record Low 2 Record Day
July 0.02 0.60 (1906)* 0.00 (2020) 0.60 (Jul 25, 1906)
August 0.00 2.26 (1977) 0.00 (2020) 2.06 (Aug 17, 1977)
September 0.13 5.67 (1939) 0.00 (2020) 3.96 (Sep 23, 1939)
October 0.58 6.96 (1889) 0.00 (2020) 3.16 (Oct 20, 1889)
November 0.78 9.68 (1965) 0.00 (2000) 3.85 (Nov 7, 1966)
December 2.48 15.80 (1889) 0.00 (2000) 5.55 (Dec 28, 2004)
Annual Total 3 14.25 40.29 (1884) 3.60 (2013) 5.88 (Mar 2, 1938)

* Data for 6 days were not recorded during this month and year.
1) Normals are National Centers For Environmental Information data used by the National Weather Service, based upon a 30-year average for rainfall seasons 1991 through 2020.
2) Record highs and lows are for the period beginning 1877.
3) Annual normals and records above reflect those for a calendar year (January through December). The record high for a rainfall season (July through June) was 38.18 inches during the 1883-1884 season and the low record was 3.21 inches during the 2006-2007 season. The current rainfall season normal is 14.25 inches.

Source: National Weather Service Forecast Office, Los Angeles/Oxnard and National Centers For Environmental Information