Los Angeles CA Most Rain in a Day 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

Los Angeles - Extreme Daily Rainfall for Each Year

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