Rainfall totals across Southern California so far
Final round of Christmas storm
The third and final round of a Christmas storm arrived overnight with continued rainfall in the morning hours.
LOS ANGELES - Another surge of rain battered Southern California on Friday, bringing a risk of high potential flooding, after record rainfall drenched the area on Christmas Eve.
Record-breaking rainfall
What we know:
Forecasters said 2 to 5 inches of rain likely fell in the mountains during the second wave, but other areas should receive less than 2 inches, unless isolated thunderstorms develop with heavy rains.
For many areas, it was the wettest or second-wettest Dec 24-26 on record. Officially for Downtown LA, we’re at 4.03" as of Friday evening, making it the second-wettest Dec 24-26 on record. The wettest was 4.33" in 1889.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's office and Los Angeles County both issued emergency proclamations due to the storm, freeing up added resources.
Top rainfall amounts
The following are 3-day rainfall totals in inches for this event through 4 p.m. Friday.
Rose Valley (Ventura County): 17.64
Ortega Hill (Ventura County): 17.62
Nordhoff Ridge (Ventura County): 17.56
Old Man Mountain (Ventura County):16.50
Matilija Canyon (Ventura County): 16.38
Pine Mountain Inn (Ventura County): 15.66
Matilija Dam (Ventura County): 15.44
San Marcos Pass (Santa Barbara County):14.46
Juncal Dam (Santa Barbara County): 14.17
North For Matilija (Ventura County):13.86
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The first wave of a "very dangerous" atmospheric river storm dumped sometimes-torrential rain on the area Wednesday, with double-digit precipitation falling in some mountain areas, freeway flooding and fears of debris flows in recent burn areas, where residents were under evacuation warnings or orders.
The NWS reported that Wednesday's rainfall totals set daily records in several areas, including:
- 1.88 inches at LAX, breaking the previous record of 1.60 inches set in 1971.
- 3.42 inches at Hollywood/Burbank Airport, breaking the previous record of 2.29 inches set in 1971.
- 3.98 inches in Woodland Hills, breaking the previous record of 2.91 inches set in 1971.
- 2.11 inches in Lancaster, breaking the previous record of 1.42 inches set in 1971.
- 1.73 inches at Palmdale Airport, breaking the previous record of 1.32 inches set in 1971.
Here's a look at rainfall totals (in inches) across Southern California so far, according to the National Weather Service.
Local rainfall totals
Local perspective:
Los Angeles County (2-day totals)
- Agoura Hills: 4.26
- Alhambra: 2.70
- Bel Air: 2.92
- Beverly Hills: 2.64
- Burbank: 3.50
- Calabasas: 3.80
- Canoga Park: 3.66
- Castaic: 5.28
- Chatsworth Reservoir: 4.39
- Claremont: 2.01
- Crystal Lake: 15.6
- Culver City: 1.89
- Beverly Hills: 2.83
- Del Valle: 3.36
- Downtown Los Angeles: 3.7
- East Pasadena: 2.91
- Eaton Dam: 3.85
- Hawthorne: 2.15
- Hollywood Reservoir: 2.70
- La Canada Flintridge: 4.45
- La Habra Heights: 2.48
- La Verne: 2.48
- Lancaster: 1.30
- Long Beach: 1.85
- Newhall: 6.14
- Northridge: 5.27
- Palmdale: 1.54
- Porter Ranch: 6.12
- San Gabriel Dam: 13.5
- Santa Monica: 2.45
- Saugus: 3.67
- Sierra Madre: 3.43
- South Gate: 3.20
- Van Nuys: 4.13
- Warm Springs: 10
- Woodland Hills: 5.72
- Whittier: 2.35
Orange County (3-day totals)
- Anaheim Hills: 2.13
- Bell Canyon: 2.25
- Brea: 2.09
- Garden Grove: 2.40
- Costa Mesa: 1.96
- Corona del Mar: 2.13
- Huntington Beach: 1.89
- Laguna Beach: 1.69
- Laguna Miguel Park: 1.61
- Oceanview: 1.81
- San Juan Capistrano: 1.10
Riverside County (3-day totals)
- Beaumont: 0.79
- Cathedral City: 0.04
- Desert Hot Springs: 0.47
- Morongo Valley: 1.06
- Norco: 0.98
- Palm Springs Airport: 0.25
- Perris: 0.51
- Potrero Canyon: 0.90
- Riverside South: 0.59
- Temecula: 1.14
San Bernardino County (3-day totals)
- Adelanto: 0.90
- Apple Valley: 1.33
- Big Bear Lake: 2.12
- Chino Hills: 2.84
- Helendale: 1.00
- Hesperia: 2.76
- Lucerne Valley: 0.67
- Ontario Airport: 0.94
- Palm Desert: 0.12
- Pioneertown: 2.63
- Rialto: 2.05
- Wrightwood: 1.17
Santa Barbara County (2-day totals)
- Buellton: 2.53
- Carpinteria: 3.41
- Goleta: 2.93
- Hollister: 3.12
- Las Cruces: 5.85
- Lompoc: 4.41
- Montecito: 3.43
- Santa Barbara: 2.41
- Santa Maria: 0.99
- Solvang: 5.41
San Diego County (3-day totals)
- Borrego Springs: 0.13
- Carlsbad: 0.57
- Chula Vista: 0.57
- Encinitas: 0.32
- Escondido: 0.68
- Fashion Valley: 0.57
- Kearney Mesa: 0.60
- La Mesa: 0.62
- National City: 0.62
- Miramar: 0.52
- Oceanside: 0.58
- Point Loma: 0.38
- Poway: 0.55
- Ramona: 0.76
- Rancho Bernardo: 0.60
- Rincon Springs: 0.77
- San Diego International Airport: 0.51
- San Onofre: 1.11
- Santee: 0.65
- Skyline Ranch: 0.94
Ventura County (2-day totals)
- Camarillo: 2.01
- Fillmore: 2.82
- Leo Carrillo: 1.50
- Matilija Dam: 10.51
- Moorpark: 3.64
- Newbury Park: 5.10
- Ojai: 6.72
- Oxnard: 2.17
- Piru: 3.19
- Santa Paula: 5.46
- Saticoy: 3.29
- Silverstrand Beach: 1.85
- Simi Valley: 3.70
- Somis: 2.34
- Thousand Oaks: 2.11
- Ventura: 3.94
The Source: This report is based on information from the National Weather Service Los Angeles and National Weather Service San Diego.