Temperatures were generally near normal throughout 2019. April and December were a little warmer than average, and February was cold. After several years of drought and extremely warm weather, this was a relief.
The big story was the rainfall. January, February, November and December were all significantly above average for rain. We ended up almost five inches above average for the year!
I've posted all the data below, along with month-by-month rain totals across San Diego County. I've also posted temperature and rain data for California and the entire United States.
|
Average Temperature |
Departure From Normal |
Total Rainfall |
Departure From Normal |
| Jan |
58.7 |
1.6 |
2.80 |
0.82 |
| Feb |
55.7 |
-2.2 |
3.42 |
1.15 |
| Mar |
60.5 |
1.1 |
1.23 |
-0.58 |
| Apr |
64.3 |
2.5 |
0.16 |
-0.62 |
| May |
63.8 |
-0.2 |
0.80 |
0.68 |
| Jun |
66.3 |
-0.1 |
0.01 |
-0.06 |
| Jul |
70.1 |
0.1 |
0.00 |
-0.03 |
| Aug |
71.6 |
0 |
0.00 |
-0.02 |
| Sep |
72.4 |
1.8 |
0.11 |
-0.04 |
| Oct |
67.9 |
1.2 |
0.00 |
-0.57 |
| Nov |
63.2 |
1.9 |
2.72 |
1.71 |
| Dec |
58.7 |
2.2 |
4.03 |
2.5 |
| Total |
64.4 |
0.8 |
15.28 |
4.94 |
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| 2019 rain totals across California |
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| This map shows the percent of normal rainfall. It's a great way to spot which locations had higher than average rainfall. As you can see, all of California was above average. |
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| This map compares 2019 to previous years. 2019 ranks in the top ten wettest on record for many locations throughout California. In fact, parts of northeast CA saw record rainfall. |
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| Temperatures were generally normal for most of California in 2019. There were some spots in central and northern CA that were above average, while some spots in southern California were below average. |
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| When you compare 2019 to previous years, you can see that some parts of central and northern California ranked in the top 33% for warmth. |
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| Looking across the United States, the highest rain totals were across the South and Southeast. |
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| When you show it as a percent of normal rainfall, it's easier to see which areas were dry and wet. Most of the Southwest was above average, though it was dry in Washington and Oregon. The Northern Plains were significantly above average. Conversely, Texas was mainly below average. |
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| Ranking 2019 against previous years shows that most of the Northern Plains received record breaking rainfall. Parts of the Pacific Northwest and also Texas ranked in the top 10% driest on record. |
