Los Angeles - Extreme Daily Rainfall for Each Year

This page lists the heaviest rainfalls and wettest days of each year in Los Angeles, California. The information answers questions like: When was the last time Los Angeles got more than five inches of rain in a single day? What was the heaviest rainfall of 2019?

This page gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Los Angeles and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign beside it means the same amount of rain also fell on at least one other day earlier that year.

These precipitation extremes were measured in downtown Los Angeles and go back to 1921, with just a few years missing data. Since then the biggest one-day rainstorm recorded there dropped 5.71 inches (145 millimetres) of water on January 26, 1956.

Most rain in one day for recent years in Los Angeles
Inches Date Milli­metres
2.48 August 20, 2023   63.0
1.71 November 08, 2022   43.4
2.16 December 14, 2021   54.9
1.81 December 28, 2020   46.0
2.12 February 14, 2019 53.8
1.91 December 06, 2018 48.5
2.67 January 22, 2017 67.8
1.61 January 05, 2016 40.9
2.39 September 15, 2015 60.7
2.24 February 28, 2014 56.9
0.79 January 24, 2013 20.1
0.91 March 25, 2012 23.1
2.42 March 20, 2011 61.5
2.80 December 19, 2010 71.1
Highest daily rainfall recorded at Los Angeles each year
Inches Date Milli­metres
1.39 October 14, 2009 35.3
1.78 December 15, 2008 45.2
0.89 December 18, 2007 22.6
1.62 March 28, 2006 41.1
2.58 January 09, 2005 65.5
5.55 December 28, 2004 141.0
4.10 March 15, 2003 104.1
1.96 December 16, 2002 49.8
2.33 February 25, 2001 59.2
1.71 March 05, 2000 43.4
1.27 April 11, 1999 32.3
2.18 February 14, 1998 55.4
1.21 January 12, 1997 30.7
2.39 February 20, 1996 60.7
3.30 January 10, 1995 83.8
1.05 December 24, 1994 26.7
2.30 January 06, 1993 58.4
2.78 December 07, 1992 70.6
2.48 February 27, 1991 63.0
2.06 February 17, 1990 52.3
0.66 February 09, 1989 16.8
1.23 January 17, 1988 31.2
1.39 October 31, 1987 35.3
2.50 February 14, 1986 63.5
1.71 February 09, 1985 43.4
1.50 December 19, 1984 38.1
3.42 March 01, 1983 86.9
1.96 November 30, 1982 49.8
1.25 March 01, 1981 31.8
3.03 February 16, 1980 77.0
2.11 January 05, 1979 53.6
2.54 March 04, 1978 64.5
2.06 August 17, 1977 52.3
1.74 September 10, 1976 44.2
1.39 February 03, 1975 35.3
3.52 January 07, 1974 89.4
2.74 January 16, 1973 69.6
1.41 December 04, 1972 35.8
2.64 December 24, 1971 67.1
2.43 November 29, 1970 61.7
3.43 January 25, 1969 87.1
1.71 March 08, 1968 43.4
3.69 January 22, 1967 93.7
3.85 November 07, 1966 97.8
3.84 December 29, 1965 97.5
0.91 March 22, 1964 23.1
1.91 February 09, 1963 48.5
2.55 February 10, 1962 64.8
1.23 November 20, 1961 31.2
1.28 January 11, 1960 32.5
1.00 February 16, 1959 25.4
2.32 February 19, 1958 58.9
1.19 January 12, 1957 30.2
5.71 January 26, 1956 145.0
1.10 January 18, 1955 27.9
2.71 February 13, 1954 68.8
1.03 November 14, 1953 26.2
2.66 January 17, 1952 67.6
2.68 December 29, 1951 68.1
1.27 February 06, 1950 32.3
1.86 December 18, 1949 47.2
1.39 March 24, 1948 35.3
0.92 December 04, 1947 23.4
2.07 December 25, 1946 52.6
2.19 December 22, 1945 55.6
3.60 February 20, 1944 91.4
3.43 January 22, 1943 87.1
1.10 November 18, 1942 27.9
1941
1.84 December 23, 1940 46.7
3.96 September 25, 1939 100.6
1938
2.39 February 06, 1937 60.7
1.85 December 30, 1936 47.0
2.53 March 02, 1935 64.3
3.12 January 01, 1934 79.2
4.86 December 31, 1933 123.4
1.95 February 08, 1932 49.5
2.09 December 28, 1931 53.1
1.74 March 14, 1930 44.2
1.55 March 10, 1929 39.4
1.33 November 14, 1928 33.8
2.55 February 04, 1927 64.8
3.03 January 31, 1926 77.0
1925
1.11 March 26, 1924 28.2
0.71 January 30, 1923 18.0
1.96 January 29, 1922 49.8
2.12 December 19, 1921 53.8
Reference

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

Los Angeles - Extremes
Back to Top