Rainy evening over Avalon Harbor at Santa Catalina Island with Casino in distance. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.
See also:
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Santa Catalina Airport
Total Rainfall by Season - Downtown Los Angeles
Total Rainfall by Season - Los Angeles International Airport
Total Rainfall by Season - Burbank
Total Rainfall by Season - Lancaster
Total Rainfall by Season - Long Beach
Total Rainfall by Season - Palmdale
Total Rainfall by Season - Pasadena
Total Rainfall by Season - Sandberg
Total Rainfall by Season - Santa Clarita
Total Rainfall by Season - Santa Fe Dam (San Gabriel Valley)
Total Rainfall by Season - Santa Monica
Total Rainfall by Season - Van Nuys, Los Angeles
Total Rainfall by Season - Westwood, Los Angeles
Total Rainfall by Season - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles
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 1947 through 2020: 10.70 inches*
| Season (July 1-June 30) | Total Inches of Rainfall | Inches Above/Below (+/-) Overall Season Average |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | See month-by-month numbers as season unfolds. | |
| 2019-2020 | 12.31 | +1.61 |
| 2018-2019 | 17.31 | +6.61 |
| 2017-2018 | 4.20 | -6.50 |
| 2016-2017** | 15.78 | +5.08 |
| 2015-2016 | 8.13 | -2.57 |
| 2014-2015 | 5.49 | -5.21 |
| 2013-2014 | 5.15 | -5.55 |
| 2012-2013 | 7.56 | -3.14 |
| 2011-2012 | 10.11 | -0.59 |
| 2010-2011 | 17.81 | +7.11 |
| 2009-2010 | 16.67 | +5.97 |
| 2008-2009 | 10.24 | -0.46 |
| 2007-2008 | 15.26 | +4.56 |
| 2006-2007** | 5.48 | -5.22 |
| 2005-2006 | 13.29 | +2.59 |
| 2004-2005** | 27.45 | +16.75 |
| 2003-2004 | 6.59 | -4.11 |
| 2002-2003 | 14.09 | +3.39 |
| 2001-2002 | 3.19 | -7.51 |
| 2000-2001 | 10.53 | -0.17 |
| ---No data from July 1968 through June 2000--- | ||
| 1967-1968** | 9.87 | -0.83 |
| 1966-1967 | 12.95 | +2.25 |
| 1965-1966 | 15.36 | +4.66 |
| 1964-1965 | 10.29 | -0.41 |
| 1963-1964 | 8.18 | -2.52 |
| 1962-1963** | 6.03 | -4.67 |
| ---No data from July 1953 through June 1962--- | ||
| 1952-1953 | 9.91 | -0.79 |
| 1951-1952 | 22.00 | +11.30 |
| 1950-1951 | 6.60 | -4.10 |
| 1949-1950 | 11.37 | +0.67 |
| 1948-1949 | 9.25 | -1.45 |
| 1947-1948 | 4.53 | -6.17 |
* Average as calculated over periods 1947-1953, 1962-1968 and 2000-2019 (missing years could not be included in calculation). The "Normal" or average seasonal precipitation for Catalina Airport typically provided by the National Weather Service is 13.73 inches, based upon their calculated average over seasons 1981 through 2010.
** One or more months during the season was missing data for five or more days.
Source: National Weather Service Forecast Office, Los Angeles/Oxnard and Western Regional Climate Center.
