See also:
-- Monthly Rainfall by Season - Santa Fe Dam (Irwindale, San Gabriel Valley)
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Downtown Los Angeles
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Beverly Hills
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Burbank
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Claremont
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Hawthorne
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Lancaster
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Long Beach
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Los Angeles International Airport
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Palmdale
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Pasadena
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Sandberg
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Santa Catalina Island
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Santa Clarita
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Santa Monica
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Torrance
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Van Nuys, Los Angeles
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Westwood, Los Angeles
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - Whittier
-- Total Rainfall by Season vs. Average - 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).
NOTE: The Almanac conducted a recent audit of rainfall data collected for this specific station. This resulted in a number of revisions in this table.
Average for seasons 1993 through 2024: 18.49 inches*
Season (July 1-June 30) | Total Inches of Rainfall | Inches Above/Below (+/-) Overall Season Average* |
---|---|---|
2024-2025 | See month-by-month numbers as season unfolds. | |
2023-2024 | 21.60 | +3.11 |
2022-2023 | 33.83 | +15.34 |
2021-2022 | 13.36 | -5.13 |
2020-2021 | 6.49 | -12.00 |
2019-2020 | 15.33 | -3.16 |
2018-2019 | 23.39 | +4.90 |
2017-2018 | 7.50 | -10.99 |
2016-2017 | 51.41 | +32.92 |
2015-2016 | 13.46 | -5.03 |
2014-2015 | 8.84 | -9.65 |
2013-2014 | 5.70 | -12.79 |
2012-2013 | 7.35 | -11.14 |
2011-2012 | 10.91 | -7.58 |
2010-2011 | 22.12 | +3.63 |
2009-2010 | 20.21 | +1.72 |
2008-2009 | 10.97 | -7.52 |
2007-2008 | 17.54 | -0.95 |
2006-2007 | 4.55 | -13.94 |
2005-2006 | 15.56 | -2.93 |
2004-2005 | 41.98 | +23.49 |
2003-2004 | 14.75 | -3.74 |
2002-2003 | 19.82 | +1.33 |
2001-2002 | 0(1) | ---(1) |
2000-2001 | 24.30(2) | ---(2) |
1999-2000 | 0.52(3) | ---(3) |
1998-1999 | 6.88 | -11.61 |
1997-1998 | 33.39 | +14.90 |
1996-1997 | 32.91 | +14.42 |
1995-1996 | 16.43 | -2.06 |
1994-1995 | 29.84 | +11.35 |
1993-1994 | 11.59 | -6.90 |
* Average as calculated over all years of available rainfall data. Although there is no official normal yet calculated for this station by the National Centers for Environmental Information, for our purposes, we calculate an unofficial normal of 16.26 inches, based upon the average for seasons 1993 through 2020.
(1) Because data was missing for 11 months of this season, the final seasonal number cannot reflect an accurate total.
(2) Because data was missing for 9 months of this season, the final seasonal number cannot reflect an accurate total.
(3) Because data was missing for 5 months of this season, the final seasonal number cannot reflect an accurate total.
Source: National Centers for Environmental Information