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November deluge breaks rainfall records. New storm will bring snow to Southern California
Khara Krawczyk, 40, from West Hollywood and Michael Callander, 42, from Massachusetts peer over the railing on a bridge at the Venice Canal this weekend. November has seen record rainfall in Southern California.
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November deluge breaks rainfall records. New storm will bring snow to Southern California
Rainfall records fell across Southern California as a storm dropped between 2 and 13 inches across Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties, according to the National Weather Service.
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Rainfall records fell across Southern California as a storm dropped between 2 and 13 inches across Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties, according to the National Weather Service. Although debris-flow thresholds were exceeded, no major landslides were reported in recently burned areas.
Rainfall totals:
- San Marcos Pass (Santa Barbara): 13.57 inches
- Downtown Santa Barbara: 8.58 inches
- Lake Casitas (Ventura County): 8.01 inches
- Oxnard: 4.95 inches
- Mountain Fire burn scar (Ventura County): 5 to 7 inches
- Palisades Fire burn scar: 3 to 5 inches
- Eaton Fire burn scar : 4.5 to 7 inches
- Downtown L.A.: 2.82 inches
- Chatsworth Reservoir: 4.34 inches
- Mount Wilson: 4.92 inches
- Beverly Hills: 2.69 inches
Daily records broken: On Saturday, the 1952 daily rainfall record of 1.64 inches was broken by a hundredth of an inch (1.65 inches) in downtown L.A. At the Oxnard offices of the National Weather Service, the 1934 record of 1.8 inches was smashed, with 3.18 inches of rain. Same at the Santa Barbara Airport, where the 1952 record of 1.92 inches was broken (2.9 inches).
Is this abnormal?: Since Oct. 1, downtown L.A. has gotten 4.14 inches of rain, quite a bit more than the average 0.89 inches. For November, the average over the last 30 years is just 0.78 inches, but we've had 2.82 inches so far. This is currently the 19th wettest November since 1877, and given that there's more rain to come, this could become one of the top 10 starts to a rainy season.
More rain and snow in the forecast: Another storm going to drop between a half-inch and 1 inch of rain across much of the area, and as much as 2 inches in the mountains. Several inches of snow could fall above 5,000 feet. Downed trees and minor debris flows are possible as strong winds and concentrated downpours pass through the area. We could see rain on Thursday and Friday as well, but the forecast is a bit uncertain. Next week things should dry out and warm up, with temperatures climbing into the 70s and 80s.
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