WETTESTSINCE
California · precipitation record 1944–2026

Los Angeles Airport, CA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
5.49in
year to date · normal 6.83"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 81 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.0in
tied for driest of 82 yrs
LAST 90 DAYS
0.0in
tied for driest of 82 yrs
0% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
5.49in
32nd driest of 82 yrs
80% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.6in
on Nov 21, 1967 · in 83 years

Dry Streak

92days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 225 days (to Sep 24, 1997)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

80%
5.49" of a normal 6.83" · wettest 24.42" (1998) · driest 0.23" (1972)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 81-year record (1945–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 11.94" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198329.46in
2199827.06in
3202325.36in
4197824.58in
5199523.28in

Driest Years on Record

119473.12in
220133.65in
319894.19in
419534.76in
520074.89in

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 (~1.91") and driest in Jun (~0.0"). Wettest calendar month ever: Feb 1998, 13.79".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.04in
set in 1968

Rain on Jul 28

2%
of 81 years had measurable rain
1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.04″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.02″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Los Angeles Airport'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 Airport, CA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Los Angeles Airport'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 Airport, CA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:03 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Solar noon12:00 PM
Daylight13h 54m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.94°N, 118.39°W

Nearby Stations

Los Angeles Downtown, CA12 mi NELong Beach, CA16 mi SEBurbank Glendale Pasadena, CA18 mi NCamarillo, CA44 mi WPalmdale, CA50 mi NERiverside, CA54 mi E

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