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How Much Did it Rain in San Diego County From March Storm – NBC 7 San Diego

Wednesday's powerful storm poured so much rain on San Diego County, it broke long-standing records in some neighborhoods.

These were the records broken during the atmospheric river storm:

  • Palomar Mountain: 5.22 inches breaks the record of 3.49 set in 1952.
  • Oceanside Harbor: 4.21 inches of rain breaks the record for the day of 0.6 inches in 1982.
  • Vista: 2.24 inches of rain breaks the record for the day of 0.73 inches in 2003.
  • Alpine: 1.80 inches of rain breaks the record for the day of 1.61 inches in 1952.
  • Ramona: 1.73 inches of rain breaks the record for the day of 1.24 inches in 2003.
  • Campo: 1.17 inches of rain breaks the record for the day of 0.86 inches in 1987.

Non-record-breaking rainfall totals were nothing to scoff at either. The National Weather Service released two-day rainfall totals as of 5:45 p.m. Wednesday and many coastal and inland areas saw more than an inch or rain.

Here's how much precipitation fell during the time period in 54 San Diego County communities:

SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS

  • SAN ONOFRE 3.18
  • LAS FLORES RAWS 3.02
  • CARLSBAD 2.73
  • OCEANSIDE 2.58
  • SAN MARCOS LANDFILL 2.55
  • CARLSBAD AIRPORT 2.47
  • VISTA 2.30
  • ENCINITAS 2.21
  • EL CAMINO DEL NORTE 2.17
  • MIRAMAR 1.83
  • KEARNY MESA 1.56
  • MONTGOMERY FIELD 1.55
  • FASHION VALLEY 1.48
  • NATIONAL CITY 1.15
  • SAN DIEGO INTL AIRPORT 1.05
  • POINT LOMA 0.97
  • BROWN FIELD 0.83

SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS

  • LOWER OAT FLATS 3.47
  • SKYLINE RANCH 3.01
  • BONSALL CRS 2.98
  • FALLBROOK 2.97
  • COUSER CANYON 2.91
  • LAKE WOHLFORD 2.90
  • DEER SPRINGS 2.83
  • ESCONDIDO 2.75
  • MT. WOODSON 2.75
  • COLE GRADE RD 2.72
  • VALLEY CENTER 2.63
  • RINCON SPRINGS 2.23
  • VALLEY CENTER RAWS 2.19
  • GOOSE VALLEY RAWS 2.10
  • MIRAMAR LAKE 2.00
  • RAMONA 1.90
  • ALPINE RAWS 1.82
  • HARBISON CANYON 1.80
  • RAMONA AIRPORT 1.76
  • OTAY MOUNTAIN RAWS 1.75
  • RANCHO BERNARDO 1.72
  • RAINBOW CAMP 1.68
  • POWAY 1.67
  • SANTEE 1.58
  • LA MESA 1.52
  • DULZURA SUMMIT 1.48
  • FLINN SPRINGS 1.43
  • GRANITE HILLS 1.33
  • LOS COCHES CREEK 1.29
  • SAN MIGUEL RAWS 1.13

SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS

  • PALOMAR OBSERVATORY 5.58
  • BIRCH HILL 5.40
  • MESA GRANDE 3.82
  • LA JOLLA ERN TANKS 3.71
  • LAKE CUYAMACA 3.56
  • PINE HILLS FS 3.09
  • HENSHAW DAM 3.01
  • PINE HILLS RAWS 2.98
  • VOLCAN MOUNTAIN 2.46
  • JULIAN 2.44
  • DESCANSO RS 2.43
  • SANTA YSABEL 2.32
  • PINE VALLEY 1.98
  • WARNER SPRINGS 1.87
  • MOUNT LAGUNA RAWS 1.62
  • OAK GROVE RAWS 1.55
  • ECHO DELL 1.50
  • CAMERON RAWS 1.48
  • CAMPO 1N 1.36
  • RANCHITA 1.28
  • TIERRA DEL SOL 0.83
  • RANCHITA RAWS 0.80

SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS

  • SAN FELIPE 0.59
  • BORREGO SPRINGS 0.16
  • AGUA CALIENTE 0.10
  • OCOTILLO WELLS 0.10