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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