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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 (February) | Rainfall Measured for Day | Month's Cumulative Rainfall Measured |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
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.†
This table has been reformatted in response to visitor feedback.
| Month | Rainfall For Month | Rainfall For Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measured for Month | Monthly Normal† | Deviation from Monthly Normal | Measured for Season-to-Date | Season Normal-to-Date† | Deviation from Season Normal-to-Date | |
| Jul 2022 | 0.00 | 0.04 | -0.04 | 0.00 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| Aug 2022 | 0.00 | 0.01 | -0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| Sep 2022 | 0.27 | 0.14 | +0.13 | 0.27 | 0.19 | +0.08 |
| Oct 2022 | 0.01 | 0.55 | -0.54 | 0.28 | 0.74 | -0.46 |
| Nov 2022 | 1.66 | 0.76 | +0.90 | 1.94 | 1.50 | +0.44 |
| Dec 2022 | 2.50 | 2.34 | +0.16 | 4.44 | 3.84 | +0.60 |
| Month | Rainfall For Month | Rainfall For Season | ||||
| Measured for Month | Monthly Normal† | Deviation from Monthly Normal | Measured for Season-to-Date | Season Normal-to-Date† | Deviation from Season Normal-to-Date | |
| Jan 2023 | 7.44 | 3.28 | +4.16 | 11.88 | 7.12 | +4.76 |
| Feb 2023 | -Pending- | 3.34 | --- | -Pending- | 10.46 | --- |
| Mar 2023 | -Pending- | 2.09 | --- | -Pending- | 12.55 | --- |
| Apr 2023 | -Pending- | 0.56 | --- | -Pending- | 13.11 | --- |
| May 2023 | -Pending- | 0.26 | --- | -Pending- | 13.37 | --- |
| Jun 2023 | -Pending- | 0.08 | --- | -Pending- | 13.45 | --- |
† 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
