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2022–2023 California floods. Periods of heavy rainfall caused by multiple atmospheric rivers in California between December 31, 2022, and March 25, 2023, resulted in floods that affected parts of Southern California, the California Central Coast, Northern California and Nevada. [ 3][ 4] The flooding resulted in property damage [ 5][ 6][ 7 ...
Here are the highest rain tallies for select cities across Southern California as of 10 p.m. Monday. The totals include rain that began late Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
In Central and Southern California, widespread rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches are expected – more than a month’s worth of rain for most areas in several days.
Record-breaking rain was recorded across Southern California on Sunday and Monday. Some of the most jaw-dropping totals unfolded across the greater Los Angeles area.
Total estimated storm-related losses were $280 million. [26] February 1986 – On February 11, 1986, a vigorous low pressure system drifted east out of the Pacific, creating a Pineapple Express [27] that lasted through February 24 unleashing unprecedented amounts of rain on northern California and western Nevada. [28]
Precipitation episodes in Los Angeles, with a few notable exceptions, are largely caused by extratropical disturbances approaching California from the west or northwest during the winter season. Of the total annual precipitation recorded in Los Angeles, 92% falls between November 1 and April 30. [ 11 ]
In central and southern California, widespread rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches are expected – more than a month’s worth of rain for most. Los Angeles averages 2.99 inches of rain in February ...
Around 75% of California's water supply comes from north of Sacramento, while 80% of the water demand occurs in the southern two-thirds of the state. [ 33] The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta receives about 40% of California's total precipitation and 50% of its total streamflow.