The stretch of decent rainfall in mid-March across San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties did help to increase average rainfall totals; however, they are still below normal at this time, especially as you head further south along the Central Coast — consistent with a typical La Niña weather pattern.
Rocky Butte’s rainfall total as of Saturday was 30.7 inches — 87% of the seasonal average. So far this month, the Paso Robles Municipal Airport has seen 2.0 inches of rain or 60% of the seasonal norm. The San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport recorded 1.8 inches as of March 29, reaching 81% of its usual total by this time of year.
Further south, the Santa Maria Airport reported 2.3 inches (53% of average), while the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport measured 2 inches, increasing from 35% to 51% of the normal amount of rain by the end of March…