For prior seasons, click here.
Whittier City Hall on a Rainy Day. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.
Why our “Rainfall Season” is different than that of the National Weather Service
Also see:
-- Historic Whittier (Whittier Hills) Seasonal Rainfall
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Downtown Los Angeles
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Beverly Hills
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Burbank
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Claremont
-- 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 - Santa Monica
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Torrance
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Van Nuys, Los Angeles
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Westwood, Los Angeles
-- Current Season Rainfall-to-Date - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles
The Almanac now monitors rainfall for Beverly Hills and Torrance.
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).
How Much Water is One Inch of Rain?
Rainfall measured in inches
| Date (April) | Rainfall Measured for Day | Month's Cumulative Rainfall Measured |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 5 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| 13 | 0.14 | 0.22 |
| 14 | 0.35 | 0.57 |
Monthly rainfall totals for previous seasons are found at Monthly Rainfall for Whittier.
Rainfall measured in inches
| 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 2023 | 0.00 | 0.03 | -0.03 | 0.00 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| Aug 2023 | 2.86 | 0.00 | +2.86 | 2.86 | 0.03 | +2.83 |
| Sep 2023 | 0.09 | 0.07 | +0.02 | 2.95 | 0.10 | +2.85 |
| Oct 2023 | 0.00 | 0.69 | -0.69 | 2.95 | 0.79 | +2.16 |
| Nov 2023 | 0.54 | 0.82 | -0.28 | 3.49 | 1.61 | +1.88 |
| Dec 2023 | 2.24 | 2.34 | -0.10 | 5.73 | 3.95 | +1.78 |
| 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 2024 | 2.32 | 2.51 | -0.29 | 7.95 | 6.46 | +1.49 |
| Feb 2024 | 12.10 | 3.30 | +8.80 | 20.05 | 9.76 | +10.29 |
| Mar 2024 | 3.99 | 1.91 | +2.08 | 24.04 | 11.67 | +12.37 |
| Apr 2024 | -Pending- | 1.09 | --- | -Pending- | 12.76 | --- |
| May 2024 | -Pending- | 0.65 | --- | -Pending- | 13.41 | --- |
| Jun 2024 | -Pending- | 0.01 | --- | -Pending- | 13.42 | --- |
† Although normals are established by the National Centers For Environmental Information, based upon averages for rainfall seasons 1991 through 2020 (updated May 4, 2021), this station's data only go back to 1999, which falls short of NCEI's typical 30-year data calculation period. NCEI does not provide normals for this station. Consequently, the Almanac calculated unofficial normals for this station from the 21-year period of 1999-2020 (as close to NCEI's calculation period as possible). Total season normal for this station is 13.42 inches.
Source: National Weather Service Forecast Office, Los Angeles/Oxnard and National Centers for Environmental Information.
