Los Angeles on Track to Set New Record for Rainfall This Year as Storms Continue

Published on April 3, 2024

Rainfall in downtown Los Angeles this year could set a new record, the National Weather Service (NWS) announced April 1, as spring storms are expected to continue this week. Rainfall since October in downtown Los Angeles has totaled nearly 21.4 inches, which is more than eight inches above normal rainfall for that period of time. The average rainfall by April 1 is 13 inches for the city. The 2022-2023 water year—which began on Oct. 1, 2022, and ended Sept. 30, 2023—was 31.07 inches, which was the seventh-wettest year on record, according to the weather service. The total rainfall for the city in the last two water years is now 52.46 inches and counting, the NWS said....

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