![]() ![]() There’s no guarantee history will repeat itself this year, though, and the deciding months for rain are still ahead. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Los Angeles temperature history for 2017. A couple of years ago, a “ridiculously resilient” ridge pushed tons of powerful storms away from the LA area, keeping us bone dry and locked in a drought while the Pacific Northwest was repeatedly drenched. This report shows the past weather for Los Angeles, providing a weather history for 2017. Those conditions are often accompanied by storm-blocking ridges occurring off the coast near Southern California-ridges known for pushing rain-bringing storms away from SoCal. That’s the weather phenomenon where temperatures drop below normal in the central and eastern equatorial areas of the Pacific Ocean. Munroe says LA is experiencing weak La Niña conditions. LA would need above average rainfall in January through March to get back up to what’s considered normal for LA, but right now forecasters think it’s more likely we’ll have an underwhelming, below-average rainy season. But even if LA receives a normal amount of rainfall in those months, it could still add up to a below average rainfall total in the end, since we’re already “already considerably below normal” rainfall levels for the season, Munroe says. That’s not cause for panic in itself, as Munroe says January and February are usually LA’s biggest months for rain. This month, Downtown LA has received just. The average rainfall for Downtown LA in December is 2.33 inches, National Weather Service meteorologist Robbie Munroe tells Curbed. There’s been no rainy respite from the heat. The mercury reached 86 degrees in Woodland Hills on December 27, eclipsing the record of 85 degrees set four years ago. In some parts of Los Angeles County, new records have been set. ![]() Daytime temperatures in mid-80s are expected as the new year approaches, and there’s no rain in sight until next week at best. Temperatures are about 10 to 12 degrees above normal this week, reports CBS 2. It’s been an unnervingly warm and dry December, even for LA. ![]()
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