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Los Angeles rainfall for 2016

Los Angeles picked up 10.27 inches of rain in 2016. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 38 days at Los Angeles International Airport; the wettest day brought 1.42 inches on Jan 5, 2016. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 12.23 inches. The total landed 1.96 inches below the normal, which works out to 16% less. 2016 ranks 45th out of 81 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1944.

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Los Angeles rainfall for 2016

Los Angeles rainfall for 2016
Year total10.27 inches2016
1991-2020 normal12.23 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal-1.96 inches (-16%)84% of normal
Year rank45th of 81Complete years from 1944, wettest first
Rain days38
Wettest day1.42 inches

Rain by month in 2016

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2016. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2016

Every day with measurable rain in 2016: Los Angeles
DateRainfall
0.07 inches
0.20 inches
0.01 inches
0.96 inches
0.32 inches
0.42 inches
0.27 inches
0.48 inches
0.05 inches
0.07 inches
0.25 inches
0.29 inches
0.50 inches
0.05 inches
0.03 inches
0.02 inches
0.26 inches
0.01 inches
0.56 inches
0.03 inches
0.10 inches
0.14 inches
0.05 inches
0.06 inches
0.53 inches
0.32 inches
0.51 inches
0.04 inches
0.13 inches
0.60 inches
0.14 inches
0.01 inches
0.05 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.12 inches
1.18 inches
1.42 inches

Daily totals come from Los Angeles International Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1944. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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