Overall temperatures were cooler than normal throughout 2024. July, August and September were the exceptions with warmer than normal temps.
It was a wet start to the year with heavy rains in January, February and March, though we haven't received much rain since. The overall total puts us in a surplus for the year.
| Average Temperature | Departure From Normal | Total Rainfall | Departure From Normal | |
| Jan | 56.1 | -2.3 | 3.65 | 1.67 |
| Feb | 57.9 | -1.1 | 4.58 | 2.38 |
| Mar | 59.5 | -1.2 | 2.54 | 1.08 |
| Apr | 60.9 | -2.0 | 0.16 | -0.49 |
| May | 63.2 | -1.6 | 0.07 | -0.21 |
| Jun | 67.2 | 0.0 | 0.00 | -0.05 |
| Jul | 71.9 | 1.2 | 0.00 | -0.08 |
| Aug | 73.6 | 1.2 | 0.00 | -0.01 |
| Sep | 72.1 | 0.4 | 0.02 | -0.10 |
| Oct | 66.7 | -1.4 | 0.00 | -0.50 |
| Nov | 60.6 | -2.1 | 0.13 | -0.66 |
| Dec | 57.7 | -0.2 | 0.01 | -1.66 |
| Total | 64.0 | -0.8 | 11.16 | 1.37 |
Here are the rain totals across the state.
Rain totals were generally above average across the western side of the state. Conditions were drier than normal along the Sierras and to the southwest, where conditions were exceptionally dry.
This map further shows the disparity of rainfall across the state, where the Northern CA saw much above rainfall, where Southwest CA saw much below normal.
This is an interesting map, which shows temperatures across the state. It was cooler than normal from Santa Barbara down to San Diego. These coastal areas were the exception. Most of the state experienced warmer than normal conditions.
In fact, the map below shows that a lot of areas saw record-breaking heat along the Sierras and to the southwest.
Here are the precipitation totals across the country.
The map below shows the percentage of normal precip. A lot of the Southwest was very dry, while parts of the South saw excessive rainfall due to hurricane season.
Parts of the Northern Midwest, Texas and Louisiana had record-breaking precipitation.
It was an extremely warm year across the entire United States, where almost every state experienced above average temperatures.
This map shows which areas saw extraordinary heat. Much of the Northeast, Texas and Southwest experienced record-breaking heat (2024 was the hottest on record).
As always, here are the monthly rain totals across our area.
