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Los Angeles averages only 14.7 inches (373 mm) of precipitation per year, and this is lower at the coast and higher in the mountains and foothill cities. [24] Snow is extremely rare in the Greater Los Angeles area and basin, but the nearby San Gabriel Mountains and San Bernardino Mountains typically receive a heavy amount of snow every winter ...
The climate of California varies widely from hot desert to alpine tundra, depending on latitude, elevation, and proximity to the Pacific Coast. California 's coastal regions, the Sierra Nevada foothills, and much of the Central Valley have a Mediterranean climate , with warmer, drier weather in summer and cooler, wetter weather in winter.
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles said on X around 5 p.m. local time that the storm was "rapidly intensifying" over Los Angeles County. By 8 p.m., the weather service said all flood ...
That's only 2.5% of what downtown L.A. gets on average by this point in the season — 6.38 inches of rain. The annual average rainfall for downtown is 14.25 inches. ... rainfall for downtown Los ...
There's a 60% chance of rainfall of that magnitude in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, and a 40% chance in Los Angeles and Ventura counties — chances that have increased in recent days.
Periods of heavy rainfall caused by multiple atmospheric rivers in California between December 31, 2022, and March 25, 2023, resulted in floods that affected parts of Southern California, the California Central Coast, Northern California and Nevada. [3] [4] The flooding resulted in property damage [5] [6] [7] and at least 22 fatalities. [1]
Rain continues to fall in Southern California from an atmospheric river, raising the risk for additional mudslides with more than 120 reported so far in Los Angeles.
A strong Pacific storm with an atmospheric river will push into California on Thursday. Heavy rain over wildfire-scarred parts of the Los Angeles Basin is just one of the potential impacts.