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San Luis Obispo rainfall for 2024

San Luis Obispo picked up 15.16 inches of rain in 2024. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 48 days at San Luis Obispo McChesney Field; the wettest day brought 1.49 inches on Mar 29, 2024. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 17.94 inches. The total landed 2.78 inches below the normal, which works out to 15% less. 2024 ranks 16th out of 27 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1998.

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San Luis Obispo rainfall for 2024

San Luis Obispo rainfall for 2024
Year total15.16 inches2024
1991-2020 normal17.94 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal-2.78 inches (-15%)85% of normal
Year rank16th of 27Complete years from 1998, wettest first
Rain days48
Wettest day1.49 inches

Rain by month in 2024

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2024. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2024

Every day with measurable rain in 2024: San Luis Obispo
DateRainfall
0.16 inches
0.10 inches
0.34 inches
0.26 inches
0.55 inches
0.79 inches
0.66 inches
0.01 inches
0.05 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.11 inches
0.88 inches
1.03 inches
0.13 inches
0.20 inches
0.14 inches
1.49 inches
0.03 inches
0.01 inches
0.29 inches
0.02 inches
0.42 inches
0.04 inches
0.01 inches
0.52 inches
0.53 inches
0.10 inches
0.28 inches
0.68 inches
0.35 inches
0.17 inches
0.07 inches
0.05 inches
0.28 inches
0.32 inches
0.10 inches
0.05 inches
0.99 inches
0.43 inches
0.03 inches
0.46 inches
0.85 inches
0.41 inches
0.02 inches
0.06 inches
0.09 inches
0.58 inches

Daily totals come from San Luis Obispo McChesney Field, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1998. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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