Rain at airport. Photo by Stocksnap, courtesy Pixabay.com.
See also:
Monthly Precipitation (Rainfall) by Season - Long Beach Airport
Total Seasonal Rainfall - Downtown Los Angeles
Total Seasonal Rainfall - Los Angeles International Airport
Total Seasonal Rainfall - Long Beach Airport
Total Seasonal Rainfall - Lancaster
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 for seasons 1940 through 2017: 15.08 inches*
Month-by-month numbers for latest season (2017-2018)| Season (July 1-June 30) | Total Inches of Rainfall | Inches Above/Below (+/-) Overall Season Average |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | See Month-by-month numbers as this current season unfolds. | |
| 2017-2018 | 6.39 | -8.69 |
| 2016-2017 | 13.83 | -1.25 |
| 2015-2016 | 9.00 | -6.08 |
| 2014-2015 | 7.65 | -7.43 |
| 2013-2014 | 5.34 | -9.74 |
| 2012-2013 | 5.40 | -9.68 |
| 2011-2012 | 8.77 | -6.31 |
| 2010-2011 | 18.58 | +3.50 |
| 2009-2010 | 16.38 | +1.30 |
| 2008-2009 | 10.60 | -4.48 |
| 2007-2008 | 13.60 | -1.48 |
| 2006-2007 | 2.44 | -12.64 |
| 2005-2006 | 14.14 | -0.94 |
| 2004-2005 | 35.50 | +20.42 |
| 2003-2004 | 7.72 | -7.36 |
| 2002-2003 | 12.15** | -2.93** |
| 2001-2002 | 1.82** | -13.26** |
| 2000-2001 | 13.96** | -1.12** |
| 1999-2000 | 12.11 | -2.97 |
| 1998-1999 | 9.83 | -5.25 |
| 1997-1998 | 37.18 | +22.10 |
| 1996-1997 | 12.50 | -2.58 |
| 1995-1996 | 11.57 | -3.51 |
| 1994-1995 | 31.78 | +16.70 |
| 1993-1994 | 8.94** | -6.14** |
| 1992-1993 | 34.36 | +19.28 |
| 1991-1992 | 30.64 | +15.56 |
| 1990-1991 | 13.00 | -2.08 |
| 1989-1990 | 7.91 | -7.17 |
| 1988-1989 | 8.29 | -6.79 |
| 1987-1988 | 16.11 | +1.03 |
| 1986-1987 | 6.86 | -8.22 |
| 1985-1986 | 17.20 | +2.12 |
| 1984-1985 | 11.80 | -3.28 |
| 1983-1984 | 11.31 | -3.77 |
| 1982-1983 | 35.02 | +19.94 |
| 1981-1982 | 14.71 | -0.37 |
| 1980-1981 | 11.91 | -3.17 |
| 1979-1980 | 31.29 | +16.21 |
| 1978-1979 | 19.41** | +4.33** |
| 1977-1978 | 39.39 | +24.31 |
| 1976-1977 | 16.87 | +1.79 |
| 1975-1976 | 6.25** | -8.83** |
| 1974-1975 | 13.93 | -1.15 |
| 1973-1974 | 17.38 | +2.30 |
| 1972-1973 | 19.80 | +4.72 |
| 1971-1972 | 7.84 | -7.24 |
| 1970-1971 | 14.79 | -0.29 |
| 1969-1970 | 8.86 | -6.22 |
| 1968-1969 | 26.79 | +11.71 |
| 1967-1968 | 13.73 | -1.35 |
| 1966-1967 | 19.49** | +4.41** |
| 1965-1966 | 21.12 | +6.04 |
| 1964-1965 | 11.33 | -3.75 |
| 1963-1964 | 8.53 | -6.55 |
| 1962-1963 | 9.72 | -5.36 |
| 1961-1962 | 22.20 | +7.12 |
| 1960-1961 | 6.14 | -8.94 |
| 1959-1960 | 7.98 | -7.10 |
| 1958-1959 | 9.31 | -5.77 |
| 1957-1958 | 21.58 | +6.50 |
| 1956-1957 | 11.49 | -3.59 |
| 1955-1956 | 14.23 | -0.85 |
| 1954-1955 | 11.79 | -3.29 |
| 1953-1954 | 12.54 | -2.54 |
| 1952-1953 | 10.38 | -4.70 |
| 1951-1952 | 29.78 | +14.70 |
| 1950-1951 | 7.83 | -7.25 |
| 1949-1950 | 9.01 | -6.07 |
| 1948-1949 | 7.51 | -7.57 |
| 1947-1948 | 6.64 | -8.44 |
| 1946-1947 | 13.25 | -1.83 |
| 1945-1946 | 11.82 | -3.26 |
| 1944-1945 | 12.24 | -2.84 |
| 1943-1944 | 22.52** | +7.44** |
| 1942-1943 | 23.86 | +8.78 |
| 1941-1942 | 12.39 | -2.69 |
| 1940-1941 | 39.25 | +24.17 |
| 1939-1940 | 14.44** | N/A** |
* The 1939-1940 season is not included in this average due to five months of incomplete data. "Normal" or average seasonal precipitation for Hollywood Burbank Airport typically provided by the National Weather Service is 17.37 inches, based upon the average for seasons from 1981 through 2010.
** These seasons were missing data for at least one month for up to 26 days or more.
Source: National Weather Service Forecast Office, Los Angeles/Oxnard
