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Santa Monica Pier in the Evening. Photo courtesy Pxhere.com.
Why our “Rainfall Season” is different than that of the National Weather Service
Also see:
-- Historic Van Nuys Airport Seasonal Rainfall
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Downtown Los Angeles
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Burbank
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Hawthorne
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Lancaster
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Long Beach
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Los Angeles International Airport
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Palmdale
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Pasadena
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Sandberg
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Santa Catalina Island
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Santa Clarita
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Santa Fe Dam (San Gabriel Valley)
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Van Nuys, Los Angeles
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Westwood, Los Angeles
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Whittier
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - 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).
Rainfall measured in inches
| Date (October) | Rainfall Measured for Day | Month's Cumulative Rainfall Measured |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| 5 | 0.02 | 0.18 |
| 7 | Trace | 0.18 |
| 8 | Trace | 0.18 |
| 18 | Trace | 0.18 |
| 23 | 0.01 | 0.19 |
| 25 | 0.47* | 0.66 |
* Cumulative rainfall for this day, as of 8:51 p.m., as reported by the National Weather Service, (preliminary - subject to revision).
Monthly rainfall totals for previous seasons are found at Monthly Rainfall for Santa Monica.
Rainfall measured in inches
NOTE: Rainfall normals were updated on May 4, 2021.†
| Month | Rainfall Measured | Season-To-Date Rainfall | For Month | For Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Normal† | Departure for Month | Season-to-Date Normal† | Departure for Season | |||
| Jul 2021 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.04 | +0.06 | 0.04 | +0.06 |
| Aug 2021 | Trace | 0.10 | 0.01 | -0.01 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| Sep 2021 | Trace | 0.10 | 0.14 | -0.14 | 0.19 | -0.09 |
| Oct 2021 | Pending | Pending | 0.55 | Pending | 0.74 | Pending |
| Nov 2021 | Pending | Pending | 0.76 | Pending | 1.50 | Pending |
| Dec 2021 | Pending | Pending | 2.34 | Pending | 3.84 | Pending |
| Month | Rainfall Measured | Season-To-Date Rainfall | For Month | For Season | ||
| Monthly Normal† | Departure for Month | Season-to-Date Normal† | Departure for Season | |||
| Jan 2022 | Pending | Pending | 3.28 | Pending | 7.12 | Pending |
| Feb 2022 | Pending | Pending | 3.34 | Pending | 10.46 | Pending |
| Mar 2022 | Pending | Pending | 2.09 | Pending | 12.55 | Pending |
| Apr 2022 | Pending | Pending | 0.56 | Pending | 13.11 | Pending |
| May 2022 | Pending | Pending | 0.26 | Pending | 13.37 | Pending |
| Jun 2022 | Pending | Pending | 0.08 | Pending | 13.45 | Pending |
† Normals, reissued every ten years, were updated on May 4, 2021. The latest normals are National Centers For Environmental Information data, used by the National Weather Service, based upon 30-year averages, covering 1991 through 2020. The total season normal for this station is 13.45 inches.
Source: National Weather Service Forecast Office, Los Angeles/Oxnard
