DRIESTSINCE
California · precipitation record 1877–2026

Los Angeles Downtown, CA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
7.34in
year to date · normal 9.08"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 149 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.0in
tied for driest of 150 yrs
LAST 90 DAYS
0.0in
tied for driest of 149 yrs
0% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
7.34in
57th driest of 149 yrs
81% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.88in
on Mar 2, 1938 · in 150 years

Dry Streak

105days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 219 days (to Sep 24, 1997)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

81%
7.34" of a normal 9.08" · wettest 34.2" (1884) · driest 0.26" (1972)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 148-year record (1878–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 14.82" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1188440.29in
2198334.04in
3188933.26in
4194131.28in
5197830.57in

Driest Years on Record

120133.6in
219474.08in
319534.08in
419894.56in
518984.83in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Feb (~2.27") and driest in Jun (~0.0"). Wettest calendar month ever: Dec 1889, 15.8".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Los Angeles Downtown — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.01in
set in 1968

Rain on Jul 28

1%
of 149 years had measurable rain
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This Year's Rainfall

Los Angeles Downtown's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Los Angeles Downtown, CA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Los Angeles Downtown's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Los Angeles Downtown, CA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Los Angeles Downtown's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Los Angeles Downtown, CA — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:01 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Solar noon11:59 AM
Daylight13h 56m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.07°N, 118.24°W

Nearby Stations

Burbank Glendale Pasadena, CA11 mi NWLos Angeles Airport, CA12 mi SWLong Beach, CA18 mi SPalmdale, CA39 mi NLancaster, CA46 mi NRiverside, CA46 mi E

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