Holiday Week Rainfall Totals for Los Angeles County
Downtown Los Angeles Sees Significant Rainfall from Winter Storm
A powerful winter storm has brought substantial rainfall to Los Angeles County, surpassing the region’s typical December averages. Downtown Los Angeles, which usually sees nearly 2.5 inches of rain during the month, recorded over 3 inches from this multi-day storm.
On Christmas Eve, some areas experienced record rainfall before an atmospheric river further contributed to the rain totals on Christmas Day and into early Friday.
While flash flood warnings expired Friday morning, flood watches and advisories remained in effect, as scattered showers continued across the region.
As of 10 a.m. Friday, the five-day rainfall totals across various locations in Los Angeles County were as follows:
- Mount Wilson: 7.79 inches
- Canoga Park: 6.77 inches
- Hansen Dam: 6.51 inches
- Mount Baldy FS: 6.47 inches
- Saugus: 5.86 inches
- Eagle Rock Reservoir: 5.54 inches
- Eaton Dam: 5.37 inches
- Agoura: 5.23 inches
- East Pasadena: 3.80 inches
- Beverly Hills: 3.76 inches
- Hollywood Reservoir: 3.74 inches
- Downtown LA: 3.69 inches
- LA City College: 3.37 inches
- La Habra Heights: 3.07 inches
The storm began delivering hours of rainfall early on Christmas Eve, causing flooding on local freeways and raising concerns about potential debris and mud flows in burn areas, particularly in the Wrightwood mountain community. The combination of heavy rains and pre-existing fire risks has imposed heightened caution among local authorities.
