California’s historic storm by the numbers

A second atmospheric river storm within one week is drenching California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding and mudslides.

Downtown Los Angeles recorded 7.03 inches of rain on Sunday and Monday, marking the wettest two days in the city since 1956.

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Mario Tama/Getty Images – PHOTO: An aerial view of the Los Angeles River swollen by storm runoff as a powerful atmospheric river storm continues to impact southern California, Feb. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles averages 14.25 inches of rain for an entire year. So far this year, LA has recorded nearly 11 inches of rain, or 75% of the city’s annual rainfall.

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Eugene Garcia/AP – PHOTO: A whirlpool forms around a city worker in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles as he lifts a manhole cover to clear street flooding, Feb. 5, 2024.

And the rain is still falling. As of Tuesday morning , the three-day rainfall totals have climbed to: 12.2 inches in San Bernardino County; 12 inches in Bel Air in Los Angeles County; 9.4 inches in Santa Barbara County; 8.7 inches in Ventura County and 7.6 inches in downtown Los Angeles.

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