{"source_url": "https://www.latimes.com", "url": "https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-31/southern-california-precipitation-above-normal-year-end", "title": "At year\u2019s end, Southern California\u2019s precipitation remains above normal", "top_image": "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b7c9c26/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3150+0+425/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F9e%2Fb70d7f2d4832841fe64825ca8bbf%2Fimg-la-photos-1staff-474-2-1-gh673ooo-l232940257.JPG", "meta_img": "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b7c9c26/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3150+0+425/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F9e%2Fb70d7f2d4832841fe64825ca8bbf%2Fimg-la-photos-1staff-474-2-1-gh673ooo-l232940257.JPG", "images": ["https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/0e/c6/b86a8b4b43a793259deb28a32a56/latlogoinverse.svg", "data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==", "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b7c9c26/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3150+0+425/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F9e%2Fb70d7f2d4832841fe64825ca8bbf%2Fimg-la-photos-1staff-474-2-1-gh673ooo-l232940257.JPG", "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/b9/f5/1c9278c94a439e28f5150c679d6f/logo-full-black.svg", "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4649a04/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+500+0/resize/100x100!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2Fc2%2F3369e9544b74b62dc563c72474de%2F3076785-me-staff-bio-paul-duginski-kdm-108.JPG", "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c4d020d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1564x1959+0+0/resize/840x1052!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2Fd5%2Fa18927804c429f1b442124928592%2Fla-graphics-la-me-weather-rainfall-dec.-30-map-01.jpg", "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fcb15d3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F9e%2Fb70d7f2d4832841fe64825ca8bbf%2Fimg-la-photos-1staff-474-2-1-gh673ooo-l232940257.JPG", "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f47323f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1564x1926+0+0/resize/840x1034!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F27%2F13%2Fae6a4ed344f5b3cfb5a1414d8df2%2Fla-graphics-la-me-weather-rainfall-dec.-30-chart_Artboard%202.jpg"], "movies": [], "text": "Thanks to December storms, much of Southern California will ring in the new year with above-normal precipitation.\n\nMeanwhile, the northern part of the state remains mostly below normal after the first six months of the rainfall season, according to Jan Null of Golden Gate Weather Services.\n\nNorthern California\u2019s rainy season got off to a late start, but Southern California\u2019s was a little early this year.\n\n(Paul Duginski / Los Angeles Times)\n\nSan Francisco and Crescent City are at 73% of normal to date as of Monday. Sacramento has seen 79% of its normal rainfall, and an eight-station index of measuring locations in the Sierra Nevada north of Lake Tahoe stands at 73% of normal. This is an area that includes the Sacramento, American and Feather rivers, as well as the state\u2019s biggest dams. It is crucial for water customers throughout the state, and in particular for Southern California.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nIn the southern part of the state, Los Angeles is at 166% of normal. Sandberg, in the mountains near the junction of the 5 Freeway and Highway 138, is at 188% of normal. And San Diego comes in at 211% of its normal to date. Palmdale, in the high desert, has had 129% of normal rainfall, and Riverside, in the Inland Empire, has 118% of normal.\n\nSanta Maria, in Central California, is on the mark with an even 100% of normal.\n\n(Paul Duginski / Los Angeles Times)\n\nCrescent City and San Francisco were among the reporting stations that saw improvement in December; on Dec. 9, they had seen 60% and 64% of normal rainfall, respectively. But the crucial eight-station index of measuring stations in the northern Sierra slipped from 83% of normal to its current 73%. The five stations in the central Sierra measured 68% of normal, down from 84% on Dec. 9, and the six stations in the southern Sierra showed a decline from 82% of normal on Dec. 9 to the current 73%.\n\nThere\u2019s no El Ni\u00f1o in the equation this year, but an atmospheric river or two can quickly change everything. 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