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Monthly Rainfall by Season

Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California
(Van Nuys Airport)
1998-2020

Also see:
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Downtown Los Angeles
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Los Angeles International Airport
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Burbank
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Lancaster
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Long Beach
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Palmdale
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Pasadena
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Sandberg
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Santa Catalina Island
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Santa Clarita
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Santa Fe Dam (San Gabriel Valley)
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Santa Monica
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Westwood, Los Angeles
Monthly Rainfall by Season - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles

Why our “Rainfall Season” is different than that of the National Weather Service


Quantity is measured in inches

Season Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Season Total
Avg.* 0.03 0.02 0.12 0.52 0.75 1.81 2.33 2.99 1.79 0.83 0.23 0.02 11.43
2020-2021 0.00 T --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Trace (1)
2019-2020 T 0.00 T 0.00 1.92 4.71 0.09 0.05 5.45 3.72 0.13 T 16.07
2018-2019 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.32 0.97 2.60 6.29 6.19 1.82 0.01 0.73 T 18.93
2017-2018 0.00 0.05 0.01 T 0.03 T 1.79 0.18 3.81 0.03 0.04 0.00 5.94
2016-2017 0.00 0.00 T 0.31 1.23 3.71 6.26 5.00 0.24 0.11 0.05 T 16.91
2015-2016 0.60 T 1.02 0.07 0.01 0.58 3.37 0.56 1.71 0.18 0.23 T 8.33
2014-2015 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.22 0.77 3.72 1.13 0.42 0.81 0.07 0.25 0.02 7.45
2013-2014 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.39 0.44 T 4.22 1.05 0.15 T T 6.35
Season Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Season Total
2012-2013 0.01 T 0.02 0.46 1.08 2.17 1.47 0.37 0.96 T 0.67 0.00 7.21
2011-2012 T 0.00 0.11 0.50 2.22 1.24 1.28 0.04 2.07 2.34 0.00 T 9.80
2010-2011 T 0.00 T 1.36 1.01 7.55 0.73 2.77 7.90 T 0.30 T 21.62
2009-2010 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.07 T 2.69 6.90 4.32 0.65 1.28 0.08 0.00 16.99
2008-2009 0.00 0.00 T 0.07 1.80 2.03 0.46 5.68 0.52 0.01 T 0.03 10.60
2007-2008 0.02 T 1.03 0.49 0.63 0.70 7.90 1.75 0.01 0.02 0.19 T 12.74
2006-2007 T T T 0.08 0.15 0.63 0.19 1.85 0.02 0.57 T 0.00 3.49
2005-2006 0.00 0.00 0.13 1.71 0.42 0.72 2.19 2.71 3.67 2.72 0.89 0.01 15.17
Season Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Season Total
2004-2005 0.00 0.00 T 2.79 0.42 4.32 4.34 12.72 1.72 0.77 0.24 0.00 27.32
2003-2004 T T 0.00 0.13 0.01 0.45 0.09 2.39 0.14 0.21 0.00 0.00 3.42
2002-2003 T 0.00 0.04 T 0.62 0.60 T 4.02 1.64 0.60 1.08 T 8.60
2001-2002 T T T 0.10 1.28 0.62 0.40 0.09 0.09 0.02 0.07 0.00 2.67
2000-2001 0.00 0.30 0.13 1.66 0.00 0.01 4.86 5.41 1.52 0.84 T T 14.73
1999-2000 T T T 0.00 0.37 0.06 0.72 4.75 1.83 2.19 0.05 T 9.97
1998-1999 0.00 T 0.09 0.11 1.17 0.33 0.84 0.18 1.65 2.38 T 0.39 7.14

* Average as calculated for the period since 1998.
(1) Seasonal rainfall through latest full month.
(2) Complete data are not yet available for this month. Data are preliminary and subject to revision.
(3) Due to one or more months of missing data for this season, the accumulated number cannot reflect a complete season total.

Source: Western Regional Climate Center