Palmdale January Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of January in Palmdale, California from 1903–2024.

Rainiest January in Palmdale History

The rainiest January in Palmdale, California history happened in 1993, with 7.50 inches of total precipitation.

Driest January in Palmdale History

There have been 9 times where no rain was recorded in Palmdale, California for the entire month of January. The most recent time this happened was 2022.

Palmdale Average January Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2024	0.73
2023	1.48
2022	0.00
2021	0.83
2020	0.04
2019	1.51
2018	0.60
2017	2.32
2016	1.36
2015	0.73
2014	0.00
2013	0.36
2012	0.09
2011	0.42
2010	2.86
2009	0.26
2008	1.81
2007	0.03
2006	0.59
2005	3.15
2004	0.00
2003	0.03
2002	0.22
2001	1.48
2000	0.10
1999	0.23
1998	1.10
1997	0.81
1996	0.29
1995	5.35
1994	0.31
1993	7.50
1992	2.05
1991	1.20
1990	0.80
1989	0.47
1988	1.39
1987	0.63
1986	0.00
1985	0.22
1984	0.00
1983	2.89
1982	1.63
1981	1.64
1980	3.14
1979	4.73
1978	2.28
1977	2.92
1976	0.00
1975	0.12
1974	3.16
1973	1.67
1972	0.00
1971	0.03
1970	0.26
1969	3.41
1968	0.29
1967	1.28
1966	0.35
1965	0.11
1964	1.30
1963	0.02
1962	1.77
1961	0.34
1960	1.43
1959	0.96
1958	0.07
1956	2.74
1955	1.94
1953	0.06
1952	6.25
1951	1.35
1950	0.74
1949	1.73
1948	0.00
1947	0.43
1946	0.02
1945	0.00
1944	0.52
1943	5.59
1942	0.09
1941	1.49
1940	1.42
1939	1.65
1938	0.51
1937	1.92
1936	0.04
1935	2.32
1934	2.11
1933	3.80
1930	3.34
1929	0.74
1928	0.25
1927	0.06
1925	0.07
1924	0.05
1923	1.15
1922	2.54
1921	2.55
1920	1.05
1903	0.36

Notes

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