MWS Statement
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NOUS46 KLOX 111338
PNSLOX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
530 AM PST TUE JAN 11 2005
...WETTEST 15-DAY PERIOD AT DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES IN RECORDED HISTORY...
THE PAST 15 DAYS...BEGINNING ON DECEMEBER 27 2004 AND CONTINUING
THROUGH JANUARY 10 2005...WERE THE WETTEST 15 CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1877. RAINFALL FOR
THIS STRETCH TOTALLED 16.97 INCHES...SURPASSING THE PREVIOUS
15 DAY RECORD OF 14.63 INCHES SET BETWEEN JANUARY 13 AND JANUARY 27
1969.
THIS HAS BEEN A RATHER REMARKABLE RAINFALL SEASON SO FAR IN DOWNTOWN
LOS ANGELES. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON...WHICH OFFICIALLY
BEGAN JULY 1 2004...DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES HAS RECEIVED 22.35 INCHES
OF RAIN. THAT IS THE SECOND HIGHEST TOTAL FOR THE SEASON THROUGH
JANUARY 10 SINCE RECORDS BEGAN...SECOND ONLY TO THE 1889-1890 SEASON
WHEN 26.73 INCHES FELL.
NORMAL RAINFALL THROUGH JANUARY 10TH IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES IS
JUST 4.71 INCHES. FOR THE SEASON TO DATE...RAINFALL WAS 17.64
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. PUT ANOTHER WAY...RAINFALL IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
WAS RUNNING 475 PERCENT OF NORMAL THROUGH JANUARY 10TH.
OTHER INTERESTING FACTS...
ON THE SECOND DAY OF THIS STRETCH...DECEMBER 28 2004...5.55 INCHES
OF RAIN WAS RECORDED...MAKING IT THE WETTEST DECEMBER CALENDAR DAY
IN HISTORY AND THE THIRD WETTEST CALENDAR DAY EVER. LARGELY
DUE TO THAT DAY...DECEMBER 2004 WAS THE SECOND WETTEST DECEMBER
SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN LOS ANGELES...SECOND ONLY TO DECEMBER 1889
WHEN 15.80 INCHES WAS RECORDED. INCIDENTALLY...DECEMBER 1889
WAS THE WETTEST MONTH EVER IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES.
FOR THE FIRST 10 DAYS IN JANUARY...DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES RECEIVED
8.82 INCHES OF RAIN. THUS...JANUARY 2005 IS ALREADY AT LEAST
THE 7TH WETTEST JANUARY SINCE RECORDS BEGAN. NORMAL RAINFALL
FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JANUARY IS 3.33 INCHES.
EVEN IF THERE IS NOT ANOTHER DROP OF RAIN THROUGH JUNE...RAINFALL
WILL BE MORE THAN 7 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL SEASONAL RAINFALL OF
15.14 INCHES. IN ADDITION...EVEN WITH NO MORE RAIN...IT WOULD BE
THE 16TH WETTEST SEASON SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1877...A TOTAL
OF 128 SEASONS.
THE WETTEST RAIN SEASONS DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES.
RANK SEASON RAINFALL TOTAL (INCHES)
1. 1883-1884 38.18
2, 1889-1890 34.84
3. 1977-1978 33.44
4. 1940-1941 32.76
5. 1982-1983 31.28
6. 1997-1998 31.01
7. 1968-1969 27.47
8. 1992-1993 27.36
9. 1979-1980 26.98
10. 1892-1893 26.28
11. 1951-1952 26.21
12. 1994-1995 24.35
13. 1913-1914 23.65
14. 1937-1938 23.43
15. 1936-1937 22.41
16. 2004-2005 THRU 1/10 22.35
NORMAL RAINFALL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON WOULD YIELD
A SEASONAL TOTAL OF 32.78 INCHES. OF COURSE...THINGS DO NOT
ALWAYS WORK THAT WAY AND THIS SEASON HAS BEEN FAR FROM NORMAL.
BRUNO/KAPLAN
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THE FOLLOWING ARE PRELIMINARY RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FOR THIS RAIN
EVENT THROUGH 4 AM TUESDAY.
STORM TOTALS SINCE 4 PM THURSDAY JANUARY 6TH THROUGH 4 AM TODAY.
A LIST OF FINAL TOTALS WILL BE ISSUED LATER TODAY.
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY COAST AND COASTAL VALLEYS
PASO ROBLES................. 2.23
SAN LUIS OBISPO............. 5.16
SANTA ROSA CK @ CAMBRIA..... 2,17
MORRO BAY................... 2.37
SAN LUIS HARBOR............. 3.51
SAN LUIS OBISPO CENTRAL VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS
UPPER TORRO CK RD........... 5.44
SANTA MARGARITA............. 5.94
LOPEZ REC AREA.............. 5.20
BALD MTN.................... 5.60
SAN LUIS OBISPO EASTERN VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS
ATASCADERO.................. 2.57
CARRIZO PLAIN............... 1.33
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY NORTH COAST AND VALLEYS
SANTA MARIA................. 2.36
TWITCHELL DAM............... 3.86
BUELLTON MAINT YD........... 5.60
CACHUMA DAM................. 5.52
LOS PRIETOS................. 15.46
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST
SANTA BARBARA ARPT......... 6.55
MARIA YGNACIO RIDGE......... 12.78
SANTA BARBARA FCD........... 9.07
CARPINTERIA FS.............. 7.72
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS
REFUGIO PASS................ 16.30
SAN MARCOS PASS............. 24.45
LA CUMBRE PEAK.............. 15.28
VENTURA COUNTY COAST
OXNARD NWS.................. 7.33
EL RIO...................... 7.40
LA CONCHITA................. 8.00
LAS POSAS RESERVOIR......... 8.12
SOUTH MTN W................. 7.72
VENTURA COUNTY WESTERN VALLEYS
MATILIJA DAM................ 20.83
STEWART CYN................. 13.51
LK CASITAS @ DAM............ 12.09
OJAI........................ 12.49
VENTURA COUNTY EASTERN VALLEYS
SESPE CK NR FILLMORE........ 14.94
MOORPARK COLLEGE............ 10.03
PIRU........................ 11.57
SYCAMORE CYN DAM............ 5.40
ROCKY PEAK.................. 5.39
SANTA SUSANA PASS........... 8.00
ARROYO SIMI................. 6.44
OAK PARK APCD............... 5.53
CHEESEBORO.................. 5.83
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
MATILIJA CYN UPPER.......... 13.36
NORDHOFF RIDGE.............. 26.09
SISAR PEAK.................. 19.50
ROSE VLY.................... 17.24
OLD MAN MTN................. 17.58
LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN AREAS
LA AIRPORT................. 5.06
DOWNTOWN LA................. 6.82
LONG BEACH.................. 5.70
SANTA MONICA ARPT........... 6.67
BEVERLY HILLS............... 11.45
LOS ANGELES COUNTY...SAN FERNANDO AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEYS
BURBANK..................... 8.67
NEWHALL..................... 11.18
CHATSWORTH RSVR............. 7.24
LOS ANGELES COUNTY...SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
SANTA FE DAM................ 12.82
WHITTIER HILLS.............. 6.02
CLAREMONT................... 12.69
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS
OPIDS CAMP.................. 31.25
TANBARK..................... 23.59
SAN ANTONIO DAM............. 17.66
MILL CK RAWS................ 17.59
MT. BALDY FS................ 21.63
WHITAKER PEAK............... 12.36
LOS ANGELES COUNTY HIGH DESERT
LANCASTER.................. 4.09
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