Statewide areal climate 1951–2025
California
A 21.7" / 59.3°F normal · 2025 ran 107% of normal precipitation. 58 counties.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 75% (10.06") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 21st driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.3°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →
Normal (1996–2025)
21.7in
annual precipitation · 59.3°F
2025 vs Normal
107%
23.2" · 60.5°F (+1.2 vs normal)
Wettest Year
42.4in
1983
Driest Year
7.8in
2013
Biggest Rain Day
1.77in
Jan 31 · 1963
Warmest Year
61.5°F
2014
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
Where 2025 Ran Wet & Dry
Every county in California by its 2025 precipitation vs the 1996–2025 normal.
Monthly Climate
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—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Counties (58)
Alameda CountyAlpine CountyAmador CountyButte CountyCalaveras CountyColusa CountyContra Costa CountyDel Norte CountyEl Dorado CountyFresno CountyGlenn CountyHumboldt CountyImperial CountyInyo CountyKern CountyKings CountyLake CountyLassen CountyLos Angeles CountyMadera CountyMarin CountyMariposa CountyMendocino CountyMerced CountyModoc CountyMono CountyMonterey CountyNapa CountyNevada CountyOrange CountyPlacer CountyPlumas CountyRiverside CountySacramento CountySan Benito CountySan Bernardino CountySan Diego CountySan Francisco CountySan Joaquin CountySan Luis Obispo CountySan Mateo CountySanta Barbara CountySanta Clara CountySanta Cruz CountyShasta CountySierra CountySiskiyou CountySolano CountySonoma CountyStanislaus CountySutter CountyTehama CountyTrinity CountyTulare CountyTuolumne CountyVentura CountyYolo CountyYuba County
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.
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