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Los Angeles rainfall for 2019

Los Angeles picked up 18.72 inches of rain in 2019. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 46 days at Los Angeles International Airport; the wettest day brought 1.68 inches on Feb 14, 2019. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 12.23 inches. The total landed 6.49 inches above the normal, which works out to 53% more. 2019 ranks 10th out of 81 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1944.

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Los Angeles rainfall for 2019

Los Angeles rainfall for 2019
Year total18.72 inches2019
1991-2020 normal12.23 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal+6.49 inches (+53%)153% of normal
Year rank10th of 81Complete years from 1944, wettest first
Rain days46
Wettest day1.68 inches

Rain by month in 2019

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2019. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2019

Every day with measurable rain in 2019: Los Angeles
DateRainfall
0.37 inches
1.13 inches
0.85 inches
0.99 inches
0.05 inches
0.05 inches
0.98 inches
0.01 inches
0.78 inches
0.27 inches
0.01 inches
0.35 inches
0.01 inches
0.05 inches
0.08 inches
0.09 inches
0.27 inches
0.29 inches
0.04 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
0.98 inches
0.06 inches
0.05 inches
0.99 inches
0.06 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
0.13 inches
1.68 inches
0.09 inches
0.10 inches
0.23 inches
0.12 inches
0.27 inches
0.25 inches
1.45 inches
0.01 inches
0.81 inches
0.57 inches
0.67 inches
0.69 inches
1.08 inches
0.93 inches
0.21 inches
0.56 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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