SAN DIEGO 2022 RECAP: RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURES

2022 was a cool and dry year in San Diego, while inland and mountain areas were hot and dry. The chart below shows that every month had below average temperatures except for August and September, which both were significantly above average. Almost every month had below average rainfall except for March and September.

	Average Temperature	Departure From Normal	Total Rainfall	Departure From Normal
Jan	56.9	-1.5	0.16	-1.82
Feb	57.4	-1.6	0.70	-1.50
Mar	59.4	-1.3	1.61	0.15
Apr	62.4	-0.5	0.02	-0.63
May	62.3	-2.5	0.02	-0.26
Jun	66.4	-0.8	0.00	-0.05
Jul	69.5	-1.2	0.00	-0.08
Aug	74.4	2.0	0.00	-0.01
Sep	75.6	3.9	0.65	0.53
Oct	68.2	0.1	0.09	-0.41
Nov	58.9	-3.8	1.07	0.28
Dec	56.3	-1.6	1.58	-0.09
Total	64.0	-0.7	5.90	-3.89

 

Here is a map that shows total rainfall across the entire state of California.

 

This map helps to show that most of California had below average rainfall.

 

Although dry, no areas were near record-breaking dry.

Most of California was significantly warmer than average. You can see that coastal and inland San Diego County were cool, while farther inland and the mountains were very warm.

 

In fact, some parts of inland San Diego County experienced record-breaking heat. Other parts of California also broke records.

This map below shows total precipitation across the entire United States

California wasn't the only dry state. Nevada, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa also has below average precipitation.

 

Parts of New Mexico saw record-breaking rainfall from an active monsoon season. Areas of Florida also experienced record-breaking rains from an active hurricane season. Some states near the Canadian border were also wet.

While most of the country experienced near or above average temperatures, the northern Plains were very cold. New England and Florida were warmer than average.

Some isolated areas in Minnesota and Wisconsin saw record-breaking cold conditions.

I've attached below the monthly precipitation maps across our area.