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Rainfall totals California

No heavy-rain reports were filed in California in the last 24 hours. The state table below has the year to date totals for 2026.

City rainfall totals for California

Rainfall year to date for cities in California, 2026
CityYear to dateNormal to dateRain daysLast rain
Tahoe City18.53 inches21.67 inches410.01 inches Jul 22, 2026
Eureka16.32 inches24.37 inches570.01 inches Aug 14, 2026
Redding16.07 inches21.27 inches370.01 inches Jun 19, 2026
Santa Rosa13.41 inches21.65 inches350.01 inches Jun 25, 2026
Monterey12.59 inches11.02 inches310.02 inches Jun 27, 2026
San Francisco10.77 inches12.59 inches330.01 inches Aug 15, 2026
Oakland10.20 inches11.83 inches300.01 inches Jun 27, 2026
Sacramento9.57 inches12.10 inches270.12 inches May 29, 2026
San Luis Obispo8.78 inches12.28 inches160.38 inches May 28, 2026
San Jose International Airport7.37 inches9.25 inches260.14 inches May 28, 2026
Santa Barbara6.72 inches12.27 inches160.01 inches Apr 25, 2026
Oxnard5.79 inches9.60 inches130.24 inches Apr 21, 2026
Los Angeles5.49 inches8.58 inches190.18 inches Apr 26, 2026
San Diego5.37 inches6.71 inches200.02 inches May 29, 2026
Fresno4.54 inches7.72 inches160.02 inches May 28, 2026
Riverside3.57 inches6.84 inches200.10 inches May 5, 2026
Bakersfield2.28 inches4.42 inches170.02 inches May 28, 2026
Palm Springs1.23 inches3.22 inches60.03 inches Feb 19, 2026

Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

Rainfall records for California

All-time rainfall records by city in California
CityWettest dayWettest yearAverage year
Tahoe City6.77 inches Dec 23, 196466.15 inches 199631.56 inches
Eureka6.79 inches Dec 27, 200267.21 inches 198339.11 inches
Redding4.33 inches Feb 2, 202561.59 inches 199832.76 inches
Santa Rosa6.92 inches Nov 20, 202451.96 inches 201932.10 inches
Monterey3.64 inches Dec 11, 201426.33 inches 201914.90 inches
San Francisco5.59 inches Jan 4, 198238.34 inches 198319.28 inches
Oakland5.01 inches Dec 31, 202229.37 inches 197317.52 inches
Sacramento5.41 inches Oct 24, 202133.44 inches 198317.55 inches
San Luis Obispo4.04 inches Jan 9, 202333.04 inches 201016.09 inches
San Jose International Airport3.23 inches Dec 11, 201417.28 inches 202412.25 inches
Santa Barbara5.23 inches Mar 20, 201140.74 inches 198315.71 inches
Oxnard4.86 inches Dec 21, 202325.68 inches 201011.33 inches
Los Angeles5.60 inches Nov 21, 196729.46 inches 198311.94 inches
San Diego2.73 inches Jan 22, 202424.93 inches 19419.89 inches
Fresno2.38 inches Mar 10, 199521.61 inches 198310.71 inches
Riverside2.68 inches Feb 14, 201916.40 inches 20108.37 inches
Bakersfield2.29 inches Feb 9, 197813.32 inches 19986.15 inches
Palm Springs3.69 inches Feb 14, 20199.69 inches 20104.12 inches

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