California Seasonal Rainfall and Percent of Normal

2023-2024 CALIFORNIA RAINFALL SEASON
TOTALS TO DATE
1991-2020 NORMALS TO DATE
PERCENTAGE OF 1991-2020 NORMAL TO DATE
M = Missing data which was not received from the National Weather Service.  
  DAILY TOTALS
RAINFALL TO DATE
NORMAL TO DATE
% NORMAL TO DATE
  RAINFALL TO DATE
FULL SEASON NORMAL
% NORMAL FULL SEASON
Precip Data Ending 4pm on  Sunday, May 5, 2024 Sunday, May 5, 2024
Northern California Daily Total Jul 1 to To Date Jul 1 to Full Season
Since 12am 5-May Normal % Normal 5-May Normal % Normal
Crescent City 0.14 73.74 54.54 135%   73.74 57.98 127%
Eureka 0.08 47.87 38.39 125%   47.87 40.40 118%
Ukiah 0.00 38.49 33.57 115%   38.49 34.84 110%
Montague/Siskiyou 0.00 10.23 10.54 97%   10.23 11.99 85%
Alturas 0.10 11.98 9.94 121%   11.98 11.68 103%
Mount Shasta City 0.00 42.15 34.72 121%   42.15 42.63 99%
Redding 0.00 33.00 31.27 106%   33.00 33.52 98%
Red Bluff 0.00 22.20 21.64 103%   22.20 23.12 96%
Sacramento Exec AP 0.00 17.68 17.29 102%   17.68 18.14 97%
Sacramento - CSUS 0.00 18.16 18.29 99%   18.16 19.20 95%
Blue Canyon 0.19 61.88 58.26 106%   61.88 62.44 99%
South Lake Tahoe T 14.64 18.82 78%   14.64 20.46 72%
Santa Rosa T 37.14 32.45 114%   37.14 33.78 110%
San Francisco Downtown 0.00 25.73 22.13 116%   25.73 22.89 112%
SFO Airport 0.00 20.19 19.12 106%   20.19 19.64 103%
Oakland Airport * 0.00 16.34 18.00 91%   16.34 18.68 87%
Livermore T 14.28 14.60 98%   14.28 15.18 94%
San Jose 0.01 17.15 13.00 132%   17.15 13.48 127%
                 
Central California... Daily Total Jul 1 to To Date Jul 1 to Full Season
Since 12am 5-May Normal % Normal 5-May Normal % Normal
Stockton 0.00 14.37 12.89 111%   14.37 13.45 107%
Modesto 0.00 18.01 11.59 155%   18.01 12.27 147%
Merced 0.00 15.32 11.25 136%   15.32 11.80 130%
Madera 0.00 10.10 10.25 99%   10.10 10.79 94%
Fresno 0.00 10.18 10.42 98%   10.18 10.99 93%
Hanford 0.00 9.14 7.78 117%   9.14 8.13 112%
Bakersfield T 7.91 6.11 129%   7.91 6.36 124%
Bishop 0.00 6.67 4.51 148%   6.67 4.84 138%
Death Valley 0.00 5.44 2.13 255%   5.44 2.20 247%
Salinas T 14.77 12.21 121%   14.77 12.58 117%
Paso Robles 0.00 18.12 11.86 153%   18.12 12.15 149%
Santa Maria 0.00 17.47 12.98 135%   17.47 13.32 131%
                 
Southern California Daily Total Jul 1 to To Date Jul 1 to Full Season
Since 12am 5-May Normal % Normal 5-May Normal % Normal
Sandberg T 24.93 12.74 196%   24.93 13.14 190%
Palmdale T 11.08 5.77 192%   11.08 5.90 188%
Lancaster 0.02 11.67 6.68 175%   11.67 6.81 171%
Santa Barbara 0.00 25.46 16.81 151%   25.46 17.25 148%
Camarillo 0.01 18.00 11.61 155%   18.00 12.01 150%
Burbank - Bob Hope 0.02 23.24 13.59 171%   23.24 13.91 167%
LAX Airport 0.10 22.21 11.93 186%   22.21 12.23 182%
Los Angeles Downtown 0.13 25.19 13.91 181%   25.19 14.25 177%
Long Beach 0.10 23.77 11.75 202%   23.77 12.02 198%
Fullerton 0.10 18.77 11.54 163%   18.77 11.86 158%
Irvine - John Wayne 0.06 16.76 10.97 153%   16.76 11.18 150%
Oceanside 0.08 18.15 11.52 158%   18.15 11.86 153%
Ramona 0.10 17.51 14.28 123%   17.51 14.65 120%
San Diego - Montgomery Fld 0.11 14.80 10.74 138%   14.80 11.02 134%
San Diego - Lindbergh 0.04 14.27 9.52 150%   14.27 9.79 146%
San Diego - Brown Field 0.14 14.41 9.92 145%   14.41 10.23 141%
Ontario 0.13 19.80 11.39 174%   19.80 11.64 170%
Riverside 0.12 14.63 9.23 159%   14.63 9.39 156%
Palm Springs 0.00 6.47 4.60 141%   6.47 4.61 140%
Thermal 0.00 6.69 2.94 228%   6.69 2.96 226%
Barstow-Daggett 0.00 4.25 3.70 115%   4.25 3.77 113%
Needles 0.00 4.00 4.22 95%   4.00 4.32 93%

Notes:
- * Oakland Airport data suspect. use with caution.

- "T" = Trace (e.g., < 0.01", the smallest increment measured).

-  Updated, whenever possible during rainy periods, usually between 6 and 7 pm pst.

-   The source data for this page comes from https://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/awipsProducts/RNORR4RSA.php and is converted to the California rainfall season (July 1 to Jun 30) that meteorologists use, from the Water Year (Oct 1 to Sep 30) that hydrologists use. The stations chosen for the list are determined by the NWS.

Jan Null, CCM
Golden Gate Weather Services

jnull@ggweather.com