A spring storm that dumped showers across the Southland left measurable rain across the region over the Easter weekend, providing a decent amount of precipitation before we entered April.
The system first crept into Southern California Friday night and lingered through Sunday, making for a wet Easter for those who celebrate. Although the storm dampened families’ plans during the weekend, it brought to us much-welcomed rain and even snow in the mountains.
The National Weather Service reports the following rainfall totals in Orange and Los Angeles Counties as of 10 p.m. Sunday:
Culver City – 2.39 inches
Beverly Hills – 2.25 inches
South Gate – 4.09 inches
Downtown Los Angeles – 2.15 inches
Canoga Park – 2.01 inches
Saugus – 1.31 inches
Agoura – 2.49 inches
Sepulveda Canyon – 3.20 inches
Eagle Rock – 2.43 inches
Claremont – 1.64 inches
Laguna Niguel – 2.68 inches
Garden Grove – 2.36 inches
Anaheim Hills – 2.28 inches
Fullerton – 2.20 inches
Santa Ana – 1.97 inches
Costa Mesa – 1.81 inches
Westminster – 1.54 inches
Los Angeles, CA – March 30: Los Angeles Dodgers fans cover up due to the rain as the game is halted in the fourth inning of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
Los Angeles, CA – March 30: Los Angeles Dodgers fans cover up due to the rain as the game is halted in the fourth inning of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
TORRANCE-CA-MARCH 30, 2024: Brian Butts and his children Carl and Abigale walk past a mudslide from a previous storm on Vista Largo in Torrance on March 30, 2024. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA MARCH 30: A car splashes through a flooded Vanowen Street in North Hollywood, CA on Saturday, March 30, 2024 during a rainy Easter weekend. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Los Angeles, CA – March 30: Los Angeles Dodgers grounds puts on the tarp as rain falls in the fourth inning of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
Dana Point, CA – March 30: An aerial view reveals protective tarps attempting to thwart continued landslide below three large cliff-side homes in Dana Point where a landslide occurred in early February as winter storm brings more heavy rain to SoCal Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Los Angeles, CA – March 30: Tino Salinez takes a photo of his daughter Nevaeh Perosi, 11, of Dana Point, while viewing a seasonal waterfall in Dana Point Harbor as a Winter storm brings rain to SoCal Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 30: A cosplayer dressed as Deadpool Tardis holds an umbrella in the rain during 2024 WonderCon at Anaheim Convention Center on March 30, 2024 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images)
Los Angeles, CA – March 30: Los Angeles Dodgers fans cover up due to the rain as the game is halted in the fourth inning of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
Snowfall
Southern California mountains got a generous coating of snow, particularly in elevations of 5,000 feet and higher. The NWS said area mountains have accumulated the following snowfall:
Mt. Baldy Ski Resort -- 12 to 14 inches
Big Bear -- 14 inches
Wrightwood -- 13 inches
Lake Arrowhead -- 12 inches
Crestline -- 8 inches
Mt. Laguna -- 5 inches