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The climate of Los Angeles is mild to hot year-round, and mostly dry. It is classified as borderline Mediterranean and semi-arid. The city is characterized by seasonal changes in rainfall—with a dry summer and a winter rainy season. Under the Köppen climate classification, the coastal areas are classified as BSh and Csb, while the inland ...
t. e. The Los Angeles flood of 1938 was one of the largest floods in the history of Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside Counties in southern California. The flood was caused by two Pacific storms that swept across the Los Angeles Basin in February-March 1938 and generated almost one year's worth of precipitation in just a few days.
2011–2017 California drought. Progression of the drought from December 2013 to July 2014. The 2011–2017 California drought persisted from December 2011 to March 2017 [1] and consisted of the driest period in California 's recorded history, late 2011 through 2014. [2] The drought wiped out 102 million trees from 2011 to 2016, 62 million of ...
That three-day total is nearly 50% of the average amount of rainfall for an entire year for downtown Los Angeles. The precipitation downtown L.A. gets annually on average is 14.25 inches, said ...
The storm is expected to push its way toward Los Angeles County throughout Thursday and will bring heavy rainfall and possible thunderstorms through Friday afternoon, according to the weather service.
1977 had been the driest year in state history to date. [24] According to the Los Angeles Times, "Drought in the 1970s spurred efforts at urban conservation and the state's Drought Emergency Water Bank came out of drought in the 1980s.". [23] A farmer welcoming rain during the 1976 drought.
The latest back-to-back water years have become the wettest on record for Los Angeles since the late 1800s, with more than 52 inches falling since October 2022. And officials say more is on the way.
The flooding beneath the dam killed at least 431 people, and probably more. [12][13][14] Late December 1933 – The Crescenta Valley flooding occurred after 12 inches (300 mm) of rain fell in the communities of La Crescenta, La Cañada and Montrose just north of Los Angeles. On New Year's Eve, more rain fell.