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Record Rainfall by Day of Year
Downtown Los Angeles

1877 - 2018

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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


Day by Month, Measured in Inches

January

Date Record Rainfall Year
1-January 3.12 1934
2-January 1.57 2006
3-January 2.27 1888
4-January 3.24 1995
5-January 2.11 1979
6-January 2.30 1993
7-January 3.52 1974
8-January 1.04 1950
9-January 2.58 2005
10-January 3.30 1995
11-January 1.57 2001
12-January 1.40 1952
13-January 1.45 1993
14-January 1.56 1978
15-January 2.13 1952
16-January 2.74 1973
17-January 4.16 1916
18-January 2.30 1914
19-January 2.26 1933
20-January 3.30 1969
21-January 2.98 1909
22-January 3.69 1967
23-January 1.05 1995
24-January 2.04 1969
25-January 3.43 1969
26-January 5.71 1956
27-January 2.28 1916
28-January 2.81 1915
29-January 1.96 1922
30-January 2.19 1893
31-January 3.03 1926

February

Date Record Rainfall Year
1-February 2.26 1938
2-February 2.84 1884
3-February 1.84 1905
4-February 2.55 1927
5-February 2.30 1901
6-February 2.39 1937
7-February 1.60 1993
8-February 2.43 1962
9-February 1.92 1978
10-February 2.55 1962
11-February 2.12 2005
12-February 2.45 2003
13-February 2.71 1954
14-February 2.50 1986
15-February 2.78 1887
16-February 3.03 1980
17-February 2.18 1884
18-February 4.26 1914
19-February 2.32 1958
20-February 3.60 1944
21-February 2.08 2005
22-February 2.19 1944
23-February 2.11 1969
24-February 4.80 1913
25-February 2.33 2001
26-February 1.08 1983
27-February 2.48 1991
28-February 2.85 1938
29-February 0.63 1988

March

Date Record Rainfall Year
1-March 3.42 1983
2-March 5.88 1938
3-March 3.12 1943
4-March 2.54 1978
5-March 1.98 1884
6-March 0.88 1884
7-March 2.52 1952
8-March 1.71 1968
9-March 2.67 1884
10-March 2.24 1995
11-March 1.45 1995
12-March 1.44 1912
13-March 2.23 1889
14-March 1.74 1930
15-March 4.10 2003
16-March 2.53 1889
17-March 1.28 1982
18-March 1.03 1991
19-March 1.45 1991
20-March 2.42 2011
21-March 1.34 1893
22-March 1.11 1975
23-March 2.08 1904
24-March 1.39 1948
25-March 2.19 1903
26-March 1.53 1906
27-March 1.98 1979
28-March 1.62 2006
29-March 1.04 1883
30-March 1.27 1946
31-March 1.65 1941

April

Date Record Rainfall Year
1-April 1.01 1958
2-April 1.43 1880
3-April 1.14 1882
4-April 1.44 2006
5-April 2.74 1926
6-April 0.84 1958
7-April 1.21 1926
8-April 2.19 1935
9-April 1.71 1884
10-April 0.63 1927
11-April 1.97 1886
12-April 1.90 1956
13-April 0.49 2012
14-April 0.83 1885
15-April 0.81 1978
16-April 2.10 1903
17-April 1.24 2000
18-April 1.27 1983
19-April 0.86 1904
20-April 1.28 1983
21-April 0.89 1967
22-April 0.96 1880
23-April 0.98 1988
24-April 0.41 1967
25-April 0.50 1959
26-April 1.62 1931
27-April 0.82 1960
28-April 1.02 2005
29-April 0.89 1983
30-April 0.96 1955

May

Date Record Rainfall Year
1-May 0.76 1901
2-May 0.54 1915
3-May 1.76 1892
4-May 0.66 1900
5-May 0.90 1921
6-May 1.53 1883
7-May 1.00 1955
8-May 2.02 1977
9-May 0.75 1977
10-May 0.15 1933
11-May 0.29 1900
12-May 1.18 1998
13-May 0.84 1998
14-May 0.69 2015
15-May 1.46 1898
16-May 0.04 1996
17-May 0.18 2011
18-May 0.26 1949
19-May 0.35 1957
20-May 0.84 1921
21-May 1.03 1921
22-May 0.67 2006
23-May 0.10 1977
24-May 0.48 1931
25-May 0.42 1882
26-May 0.21 1906
27-May 0.57 1906
28-May 1.14 1990
29-May 0.09 1918
30-May 0.14 1887
31-May 0.09 1894

June

Date Record Rainfall Year
1-June 0.57 1899
2-June 0.58 1999
3-June 0.49 1925
4-June 0.33 1933
5-June 0.76 1993
6-June 0.02 1953
7-June 0.10 1936
8-June 0.02 1972
9-June 0.32 1964
10-June 0.22 1976
11-June 0.11 1963
12-June 0.63 1884
13-June 0.53 1884
14-June 0.01 1895
15-June 0.22 1995
16-June 0.38 1995
17-June 0.02 1890
18-June 0.11 1909
19-June 0.01 1928
20-June 0.05 1884
21-June 0.07 1936
22-June 0.05 1892
23-June 0.03 1936
24-June 0.01 1984
25-June Trace 1965
26-June 0.19 1913
27-June 0.39 1913
28-June Trace 2015
29-June Trace 1955
30-June 0.01 1918

July

Date Record Rainfall Year
1-July 0.09 1918
2-July Trace 1961
3-July Trace 1961
4-July 0.07 1898
5-July 0.02 1896
6-July Trace 2001
7-July 0.02 1992
8-July 0.13 1991
9-July 0.05 1887
10-July Trace 2013
11-July 0.04 2013
12-July 0.05 1992
13-July 0.02 1887
14-July 0.24 1886
15-July Trace 1952
16-July 0.02 1995
17-July 0.01 1987
18-July 0.36 2015
19-July Trace 2014
20-July Trace 2005
21-July Trace 2013
22-July 0.10 1986
23-July 0.08 1986
24-July Trace 1954
25-July 0.04 1910
26-July 0.04 2013
27-July Trace 2014
28-July 0.01 1968
29-July Trace 2003
30-July 0.02 1886
31-July 0.01 1886

August

Date Record Rainfall Year
1-August 0.01 1918
2-August 0.02 2014
3-August 0.02 2014
4-August 0.05 1955
5-August 0.09 1901
6-August 0.02 1983
7-August 0.11 1968
8-August 0.02 1936
9-August 0.19 1942
10-August 0.04 1942
11-August 0.02 1961
12-August 0.32 1972
13-August 0.13 1904
14-August Trace 1948
15-August 0.40 1984
16-August 0.19 1977
17-August 2.06 1977
18-August 0.44 1983
19-August 0.14 1983
20-August 0.03 1906
21-August Trace 1926
22-August 0.04 1904
23-August Trace 1959
24-August 0.05 1988
25-August 0.01 1894
26-August 0.10 1935
27-August 0.01 1972
28-August 0.10 1951
29-August 0.08 1888
30-August 0.21 1886
31-August 0.61 1889

September

Date Record Rainfall Year
1-September 0.41 1967
2-September 0.02 1913
3-September 0.05 1976
4-September 0.30 1963
5-September 0.32 1978
6-September 0.17 1965
7-September Trace 2000
8-September 0.19 1982
9-September 0.01 1949
10-September 1.74 1976
11-September 0.33 1923
12-September 0.13 1963
13-September 0.07 1918
14-September 0.04 1918
15-September 2.39 2015
16-September 0.07 1989
17-September 0.42 1963
18-September 1.39 1965
19-September 0.27 1989
20-September 0.29 2005
21-September 0.15 1887
22-September 0.40 2007
23-September 0.28 1908
24-September 1.95 1986
25-September 3.96 1939
26-September 0.24 1982
27-September 0.68 1919
28-September 0.74 1911
29-September 0.49 1911
30-September 1.58 1983

October

Date Record Rainfall Year
1-October 0.74 1916
2-October 0.53 1986
3-October 0.37 1912
4-October 0.24 1983
5-October 1.15 2011
6-October 0.30 2010
7-October 0.17 1904
8-October 0.42 1889
9-October 0.44 1904
10-October 0.71 1916
11-October 0.34 1957
12-October 0.43 1941
13-October 1.09 1899
14-October 1.75 1897
15-October 0.27 1907
16-October 0.35 1963
17-October 1.72 1934
18-October 0.48 1934
19-October 0.79 2004
20-October 3.16 1889
21-October 0.53 1889
22-October 0.77 1987
23-October 1.87 1889
24-October 0.55 1919
25-October 1.04 1940
26-October 1.74 1901
27-October 1.37 1883
28-October 0.56 1942
29-October 0.84 1877
30-October 1.02 1996
31-October 1.64 1927

November

Date Record Rainfall Year
1-November 0.44 1983
2-November 0.35 1957
3-November 0.35 1960
4-November 0.42 1987
5-November 0.56 1960
6-November 1.07 1969
7-November 3.85 1966
8-November 1.82 2002
9-November 3.41 1879
10-November 1.95 1902
11-November 1.55 1954
12-November 1.88 1946
13-November 0.99 1884
14-November 1.33 1928
15-November 1.64 1952
16-November 2.01 1888
17-November 1.58 1900
18-November 1.50 1913
19-November 3.61 1967
20-November 1.38 1967
21-November 2.97 1967
22-November 3.51 1965
23-November 0.91 1946
24-November 2.03 1926
25-November 0.78 1885
26-November 1.28 1926
27-November 1.03 1981
28-November 3.51 1892
29-November 2.43 1970
30-November 1.96 1982

December

Date Record Rainfall Year
1-December 1.40 1925
2-December 1.21 2014
3-December 1.59 1880
4-December 1.59 1974
5-December 1.81 1966
6-December 1.91 2018
7-December 2.78 1992
8-December 2.29 1909
9-December 1.70 1996
10-December 1.58 1941
11-December 1.65 1937
12-December 4.30 1889
13-December 1.67 1933
14-December 0.96 1888
15-December 2.26 1880
16-December 1.96 2002
17-December 1.97 1880
18-December 2.18 1938
19-December 2.80 2010
20-December 4.19 1879
21-December 1.57 1970
22-December 2.63 1888
23-December 1.84 1940
24-December 2.64 1971
25-December 3.01 1884
26-December 1.20 1977
27-December 1.81 1936
28-December 5.55 2004
29-December 3.84 1965
30-December 1.85 1936
31-December 4.86 1933

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