San Diego County has exceeded annual rainfall average since Oct. 1

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — It’s been a wet start to 2024 for Southern California.

The water year, which goes from Oct. 1 until Sept. 30 of the next calendar year, is a way to measure precipitation to sum up the entire “wet season.”

With the wet season close to being halfway through, San Diego County has already exceeded its annual average rainfall, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.

Since Oct. 1, San Diego has surpassed its average of 9.79 inches per year, according to NWS. San Diego is about 2.50 inches ahead of where it should be on average.

The vast majority of the rain was recorded during the storms in late January and early February.

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On Jan. 22, NWS reported the rainfall in San Diego was among the wettest days on record in the area with 2.73 inches of rain. The downpour caused severe flooding, destroying hundreds of homes and prompting dozens of road closures.

In early February, San Diego was hit with an atmospheric river that brought in 3.75 inches from Feb. 1 through Feb. 9, per NWS.

San Diego isn’t the only region to pass its annual average rainfall this weekend. Since Oct. 1, Riverside County is almost 2.50 inches ahead of its yearly average of 9.37 inches, according to NWS.

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