Los Angeles December Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of December in Los Angeles, California from 1906–2023.

Rainiest December in Los Angeles History

The rainiest December in Los Angeles, California history happened in 2010, with 8.83 inches of total precipitation.

Driest December in Los Angeles History

There have been 7 times where no rain was recorded in Los Angeles, California for the entire month of December. The most recent time this happened was 2000.

Los Angeles Average December Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	3.57
2022	2.79
2021	8.24
2020	1.65
2019	4.42
2018	1.45
2017	0.01
2016	2.78
2015	1.08
2014	4.04
2013	0.30
2012	2.82
2011	0.67
2010	8.83
2009	2.05
2008	2.51
2007	1.59
2006	0.61
2005	0.95
2004	6.49
2003	1.14
2002	1.77
2001	1.25
2000	0.00
1999	0.00
1998	0.74
1997	3.93
1996	4.74
1995	2.16
1994	1.05
1993	0.97
1992	4.16
1991	2.86
1990	0.03
1989	0.00
1988	2.52
1987	1.79
1986	0.30
1985	0.44
1984	4.21
1983	2.11
1982	0.66
1981	1.52
1980	1.57
1979	0.42
1978	0.83
1977	3.92
1976	0.95
1975	0.10
1974	3.76
1973	0.45
1972	1.88
1971	5.70
1970	4.12
1969	0.01
1968	1.42
1967	1.05
1966	3.67
1965	3.25
1964	1.95
1963	0.00
1962	0.01
1961	1.07
1960	0.06
1959	1.11
1958	0.01
1957	2.10
1956	0.49
1955	0.94
1954	0.74
1953	0.06
1952	2.28
1951	4.63
1950	0.01
1949	2.21
1948	2.22
1947	0.98
1946	2.91
1945	4.45
1944	0.90
1943	6.23
1942	1.01
1941	4.22
1940	5.50
1939	0.38
1938	7.26
1937	3.54
1936	6.63
1935	0.42
1934	3.75
1933	8.48
1932	1.77
1931	5.95
1930	0.00
1929	0.00
1928	2.70
1927	3.09
1926	1.15
1925	2.45
1924	1.10
1923	0.80
1922	3.09
1921	7.90
1913	1.66
1912	0.00
1911	1.27
1910	0.07
1909	6.20
1908	1.46
1906	4.22

Notes

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded