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Warmer Weather Forecast Thursday After Storm Brings Rain, Snow to San Diego Area

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Elizabeth Ireland

The latest in a lengthy spate of blustery storms making for a wet and icy winter in the San Diego area brought more widespread precipitation and stiff winds to the region Wednesday, but Thursday will be sunny and warmer after a cold morning.

By late Wednesday morning, the unsettled atmospheric system out of the northwest, which moved over the county early in the workweek, had delivered more than three inches of rain in some areas, scattered hail and upward of 10 more inches of snow in the mountains, the National Weather Service reported.

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Here’s How Much Rain Fell in 40 San Diego County Communities in the Past Five Days

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary Robbins

Here’s how much rain fell across San Diego County during the five day period ending at 1 a.m on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

Although the number wasn’t huge for San Diego, the city has now received 9.57 inches of rain since the rainy season began on October 1. That’s only 0.20 inches below what the city averages from October 1 to September 30.

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See How Much Snow San Diego County Got and the Amount of Rainfall in Your Neighborhood

/in , , /by /NBC 7 San Diegoby Karla Rendon-Alvarez

We fell asleep to the sound of rain Sunday night and early birds who awoke bright and early Monday heard the last bit of showers passing through San Diego County.

The overnight storm made for a wet early morning commute and resulted in measurable rain for the county. Those who are in East County passing El Cajon got more rain than the rest of the region. Elsewhere, the rain measured below an inch.

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January Was San Diego’s Wettest Month Since Feb. 2005: NWS

/in , , /by /NBC 7 San Diegoby Karla Rendon-Alvarez

If you thought San Diego County was off to a particularly wet start to the new year, you’re absolutely right. The National Weather Service said with January, the region experienced its wettest month since February 2005.

Winter storms brought measurable rain to the county last month, bringing a rain total of 5.14 inches, according to the agency. The average January rainfall in San Diego is 1.98 inches, to give you a better idea of how wet conditions have been.

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Here’s How Much Rain and Snow This Storm Dumped on San Diego

/in , /by /NBC 7 San Diegoby Rafael Avitabile

Another multi-day storm soaked San Diego County to start this week. Thankfully, this one didn’t bring surging tides and destructive winds along with it — but it did bring snow.

That means instead of counting toppled trees and calculating damage to city infrastructure, we can just focus on how much water fell from the sky.

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Here’s How Much Rain Fell in 45 San Diego County Communities Through 5 a.m. Tuesday

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary Robbins

The Canadian storm that arrived late Sunday night and moved out early Tuesday left significant rain across San Diego County. Here are the totals for 45 local communities, through 5 a.m. Tuesday. The final snowfall totals aren’t in yet.

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Saving San Diego’s Rain for a Non-Rainy Day

/in , , /by /NBC 7 San Diegoby Joe Little Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

“I love the rain,” the Encinitas woman said as she walked through her backyard. “Anytime it rains I get excited about my plants.”

Robin Reid-Anderson has dedicated years to creating a backyard that’s sustainable in San Diego’s dry Mediterranean environment.

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San Diego Releases Water From Crumbling Lake Hodges Into San Dieguito River

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Following recent rains, the city of San Diego started releasing water from Lake Hodges this week. The move, mandated by state safety officials, is part of ongoing maintenance at the reservoir’s deteriorating century-old dam. About 250 million gallons of water will flow into the San Dieguito River using valves in the dam, according to city officials.

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So, How Much Rain Did Your San Diego Neighborhood Get, Exactly?

/in , /by /NBC 7 San Diegoby Eric S. Page

The atmospheric river that blew in and out of the county on Monday and Tuesday left behind a bounty of much-needed rainfall all over San Diego. After generating some scattered drizzle, the unsettled atmospheric system out of the north began delivering steady showers to the county at around 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

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It’s Official — San Diego Will End January With Lowest Rainfall in Nearly a Decade

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary Robbins

San Diego will finish January with 0.16 inches of rain, making it the driest January since 2014, when San Diego International Airport recorded 0.01 inches of precipitation, says the National Weather Service.

Forecasters say the airport won’t receive any rain on Sunday or Monday, and that the region is unlikely to get significant precipitation through February 7.

The airport averages 1.86 inches in January.

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