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Wettest Seasons/Days/Calendar Years & Driest Seasons
Los Angeles Civic Center Weather Station
Wettest Seasons (Period: July 1 to June 30 of
following year)
| Total
Inches of Rainfall |
Season |
|
38.18 |
1883-1884 |
|
34.84 |
1889-1890 |
|
33.44 |
1977-1978 |
|
32.76 |
1940-1941 |
|
31.25 |
1982-1983 |
|
31.01 |
1997-1998 |
|
27.47 |
1968-1969 |
|
27.36 |
1992-1993 |
|
26.98 |
1979-1980 |
|
26.28 |
1892-1893 |
|
26.21 |
1951-1952 |
|
24.35 |
1994-1995 |
|
23.65 |
1913-1914 |
|
23.43 |
1937-1938 |
|
22.41 |
1936-1937 |
|
22.41 |
1966-1967 |
|
22.31 |
1885-1886 |
|
21.66 |
1934-1935 |
|
21.26 |
1877-1878 |
|
21.26 |
1972-1973 |
Wettest Days
|
Total
Inches of Rainfall |
Date |
|
5.88 |
Mar 2, 1938 |
|
5.71 |
Jan 26, 1956 |
|
4.86 |
Dec 31, 1933 |
|
3.96 |
Sep 25, 1939 |
|
3.85 |
Nov 7, 1966 |
|
3.84 |
Dec 29, 1965 |
|
3.69 |
Jan 22, 1967 |
|
3.61 |
Nov 19, 1967 |
|
3.60 |
Feb 20, 1944 |
|
3.52 |
Jan 7, 1974 |
|
3.51 |
Nov 22, 1965 |
|
3.43 |
Jan 25, 1969 |
|
3.43 |
Jan 22, 1943 |
|
3.42 |
Mar 1, 1983 |
|
3.30 |
Jan 10, 1995 |
|
3.30 |
Jan 20, 1969 |
|
3.24 |
Jan 4, 1995 |
|
3.12 |
Mar 3, 1943 |
|
3.12 |
Jan 1, 1934 |
|
3.03 |
Feb 16, 1980 |
Wettest Calendar Years (Period: January-December)
|
Total
Inches of Rainfall |
Calendar Year |
|
40.29 |
1884 |
|
34.04 |
1983 |
|
33.26 |
1889 |
|
31.28 |
1941 |
|
30.57 |
1978 |
|
27.85 |
1998 |
|
27.16 |
1938 |
|
26.81 |
1965 |
|
26.33 |
1980 |
|
26.32 |
1969 |
|
24.95 |
1952 |
|
24.07 |
1967 |
|
23.92 |
1909 |
|
23.65 |
1995 |
|
23.50 |
1993 |
|
23.29 |
1916 |
|
23.21 |
1914 |
|
22.65 |
1992 |
|
22.57 |
1943 |
|
21.96 |
1893 |
Five Driest Seasons:
| Season |
Total
Inches of Rainfall |
| 1960-1961 |
4.85 |
| 1958-1959 |
5.58 |
| 1898-1899 |
5.59 |
| 1923-1924 |
6.67 |
| 1893-1894 |
6.73 |
Source: National
Weather Service
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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