Posted March 24, 2011, 1:41 PM.
A fast-moving storm, the second of a young spring, blew through the region Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. Two more storms are due before the unsettled weather lifts early next week.
Rain totals from the storm ranged from 0.27" in Riverside to 0.66" in Lake Elsinore. The rainfall forecast was for between a quarter and a half of an inch in the inland valleys.
Scattered showers preceded the main front. Most of the rain fell in the evening hours, between 7:30pm and 11pm, with scattered showers lasting past midnight. Some communities had 0.01" for Thursday, and the rest had only trace amounts.
Other significant totals were in De Luz (0.66"), Wildomar (0.56"), Murrieta (0.55"), Fallbrook (0.45"), Temecula (0.44") and Menifee (0.40"), as the storm favored the southern areas of the inland valleys.
With the jet stream sagging south, two more storms were scheduled to arrive in Southern California by the end of the weekend. The next storm is predicted for tonight, and could add another quarter to a third of an inch to what has ended up being a wetter than usual March, the wettest since 2006. Another storm on Saturday night could add a tenth of an inch of rain.
WeatherCurrents' San Jacinto site was in the middle of a prolonged outage and was not operational during the storm.
The following rainfall totals were recorded Wednesday evening through Thursday morning:
Location |
Storm |
Season |
Source |
Lake Elsinore |
0.66" |
23.48" |
WeatherCurrents |
De Luz |
0.65" |
30.52" |
WeatherCurrents |
Wildomar |
0.56" |
18.66"1 |
WeatherCurrents |
Northwest Murrieta |
0.55" |
19.78" |
WeatherCurrents |
South Fallbrook |
0.46" |
22.97" |
WeatherCurrents |
South Temecula |
0.44" |
22.02" |
WeatherCurrents |
Temecula Valley Wine Country |
0.41" |
24.57" |
Jim Sappington |
Menifee |
0.40" |
14.43" |
WeatherCurrents |
French Valley |
0.38" |
16.58" |
WeatherCurrents |
San Bernardino |
0.37" |
4.79"2 |
WeatherCurrents |
Perris |
0.36" |
14.49" |
WeatherCurrents |
Beaumont |
0.35" |
20.12" |
WeatherCurrents |
East Hemet |
0.32" |
15.87" |
WeatherCurrents |
Moreno Valley |
0.31" |
16.86"3 |
WeatherCurrents |
East San Jacinto |
0.30" |
18.47" |
Monty Parrott |
Riverside (Canyon Crest) |
0.27" |
13.98" |
WeatherCurrents |
East Murrieta |
0.25" |
16.26" |
Reginald Stanley |
- Wildomar totals are not complete for October.
- San Bernardino totals began February 11, 2011.
- Moreno Valley storm totals are from a manual rain gauge.
Storm totals, March 23rd (courtesy National Weather Service)
|
Other Recent Weather News for WeatherCurrents
-
Storm Totals: May 4th-5th, 2023
May 7, 8:27 PM
-
Coastal eddy brought drizzle to region last week
April 20, 5:44 PM
-
Season totals exceed 20 inches at many locations this year
April 3, 4:11 PM
-
Storm Totals: March 29th-30th, 2023
April 3, 3:48 PM
-
Storm Totals: March 19th-23rd, 2023
March 25, 5:42 PM
-
More wet weather on the way as season totals exceed entire season averages across region
March 19, 3:07 AM
-
Storm Totals: March 14th-15th, 2023
March 19, 2:52 AM
-
Storm Totals: March 10th-11th, 2023
March 19, 2:31 AM
-
Storm Totals: February 28th - March 1st, 2023
March 5, 5:52 PM
-
Reports of graupel and rain/snow mix Wednesday afternoon
March 1, 5:43 PM
-
Low snow levels possible again Wednesday as cold temperatures cling to region
February 28, 7:02 PM
-
Storm Totals: February 21st-27th, 2023
February 28, 6:47 PM
|