In a remarkable turn of weather events, Southwestern California witnessed a historic deluge today, shattering five daily rainfall records across the region. The National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA reported these unprecedented occurrences, with all records dating back to the mid-20th century.
The preliminary record event report, released at 5:35 PM on Thursday, February 1, 2024, highlighted the following astonishing achievements:
- Los Angeles Airport: A record-breaking rainfall of 2.37 inches was recorded today, surpassing the previous record of 1.55 inches set in 1960.
- Long Beach Airport CA: The daily rainfall record was shattered with 2.43 inches, eclipsing the old record of 1.45 inches set in 1960.
- Lancaster: A new record of 0.52 inches was established, breaking the prior record of 0.32 inches set in 1945.
- Sandberg CA: The rainfall record reached 1.80 inches, surpassing the former record of 1.61 inches set in 1940.
- Santa Barbara Airport CA: A staggering 2.93 inches of rainfall was reported today, breaking the previous record of 2.02 inches set in 1960.