The First Major Storm System of the Year in SoCal

The first major storm system of the year entered Southern California late last week on Wednesday night, bringing light to moderate rainfall with rainfall totals of less than an inch of rain to the LA Basin. The rain gauge at my location in Del Rey (just north of Playa Vista) recorded just over an inch of rain, at 1.10" in twenty-four hours, ending at five in the evening on the twenty-seventh.

Moderate Rainfall Over Los Angeles

The second storm system, which brought significant rainfall totals moved into the area Thursday night into Friday, and lingered in the region until Sunday afternoon. The National Weather Service stated that rainfall totals of up to four inches of rain in coastal areas, and rainfall totals of up to six inches in foothills and mountain areas. In this storm my rain gauge located in Del Rey recorded 1.83 inches of rain (our area remained relatively dry compared to other areas) for the second storm.

Overall, rainfall totals, as stated by the National Weather Service were:
-4.52" for Downtown LA
-5.40" for Pasadena
-1.97" in Lancaster
-6.21" for Ojai

The National Weather Service also stated that the highest rainfall total in the Los Angeles/Oxnard region was at Matilija Canyon, at 14.54" of precipitation recorded.