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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Downtown Los Angeles experienced the fourth driest January and February, recording .25 inches of rain, or 4% of the normal rainfall for the area in that combined time period, according to data from the National Weather Service.
The normal rainfall for downtown Los Angeles in January and February is 6.93 inches since records began during the 1877-88 season.
The driest period was in 1912 when .07 inches of rain fell in downtown Los Angeles in January and February. It is followed by 1972, when .13 inches of rain fell, and by 1984, when .17 inches of rain fell.
December 2020 was one of the wettest months in southwestern California.
Rainfall in January in downtown Los Angeles totaled .19 inches, 6% of the normal rainfall of 3.29 inches. Rainfall in February in downtown Los Angeles totaled .06 inches, 2% of the normal rainfall of 3.64 inches.
It was the 13th driest January. Five previous times in January received no measurable rain. It was the 13th driest February, with eight times when no measurable rain was recorded.
Long Beach Airport and UCLA recorded their second driest January and February on record. Long Beach Airport recorded .09 inches of rain and UCLA recorded .13 inches of rain in January and February.