To get a picture of the amount of rain from any storm event we have to use a variety of sources and no one community has just one number. That said, there is certainly plenty of data to look at.
Here is the NWS Precipitation Summary as of 6:30pm for the 2 day event:
San Luis Obispo County
SLO – Cal Poly 1.54
Pismo Beach 1.38
Nipomo 1.06
Oceano 1.06
Cambria 0.90
Morro Bay 0.43
Rocky Butte 3.04
Salinas Dam 2.09
Bald Mountain 1.81
Las Tablas 1.78
Santa Margarita 1.77
Lake Lopez 1.66
Upper Toro Creek Road 1.42
Atascadero 0.99
Paso Robles 0.70
Black Mountain 3.16
Branch Mountain 2.15
La Panza 1.41
Carrizo Plain 1.22
Shandon 0.67
Santa Barbara County
Los Prietos 1.90
Cachuma Dam 1.58
Twitchell Dam 1.49
New Cuyama 1.41
Sudden Peak 1.18
Los Alamos 1.18
Sisquoc 1.17
Solvang 1.16
Buellton 1.16
Santa Maria 1.09
Vandenberg 0.81
Maria Ygnacio Ridge 2.58
Gaviota Coast 1.87
Santa Barbara 1.79
Doulton Tunnel 1.65
Santa Barbara 1.60
Montecito Hills 1.55
Carpinteria 0.97
San Marcos Pass 2.63
El Deseo 2.62
Refugio Pass 2.21
West Big Pine 1.46
The next two images are 48 hour rainfall totals from the Ventura County Watershed Protection District. These are 2 day rainfall totals from automated equipment captured at 4:31pm. Note there are several locations which are not very accurate, like Paso Robles and Atascadero. Further in this story you’ll get a better picture for both those locations.
To interact with this live data set click HERE. It auto updates and you can also anything from 15 minute rainfall to seasonal rain.
Paso Robles got .52″ in the last 24 hours and now is at 18.23″ for the season. This report is from PR City Water, it does differ from the airport which is considered official by NOAA. However locals think the city report is most representative.
Atascadero got .91″ in the last 24 hours and now more than 22″ for the season.
I will supplement and edit this report as new/additional information becomes available.
