BETWEEN THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17TH AND 600 AM THIS MORNING, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22ND...DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES AT USC HAS RECEIVED 7.61 INCHES OF RAIN.
THIS BRINGS THE SEASONAL RAINFALL TOTAL TO 32.87 INCHES...
SO FAR. THIS SEASON NOW RANKS AS THE 4TH WETTEST IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
SINCE RECORDS BEGAN THERE IN 1877.
WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWER ACTIVITY EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...THIS SEASON
WILL CONTINUE TO EDGE CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE WETTEST SEASON SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES. THAT HONOR BELONGS TO THE RAIN YEAR OF 1883-1884...WHEN
38.18 INCHES OF RAIN FELL.
HERE ARE THE WETTEST RAIN SEASONS FOR DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
| 1. | 1883-1884 | 38.18" |
| 2. | 1889-1890 | 34.84" |
| 3. | 1977-1978 | 33.44" |
| 4. | 2004-2005 | 32.87" |
| 5. | 1940-1941 | 32.76" |
| 6. | 1982-1983 | 31.28" |
| 7. | 1997-1998 | 31.01" |
| 8. | 1968-1969 | 27.47" |
| 9. | 1992-1993 | 27.36" |
| 10. | 1979-1980 | 26.98" |