SLO County spot was rainiest in Southern California during storm. How much fell?
San Luis Obispo County saw some significant rain over the past two days of the latest storm — including one spot that actually got the most rain in Southern California.
County locations received anywhere from a 0.33 of an inch to more than 3.5 inches of rain in the last two days, ending through 5 a.m. on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
Rocky Butte, a location in the mountains northeast of Cambria that often leads the county in rainfall, once again led the way with 3.51 inches. It was also the rainiest spot in the latest storm for all of Southern California, according to the NWS.
The San Luis Obispo area received between 0.86 inches by the airport and 1.19 inches near Cal Poly, while the South County topped out at around 0.55 inches in Nipomo. North County ranged between 0.37 inches in Shandon and 1.82 inches west of Santa Margarita.
Here’s a look at all the two-day totals from across the county, according to the National Weather Service:
- Arroyo Grande: 1.12 inches
- Cambria: 1.24 inches
- Morro Bay: 0.33 inches
- Davis Peak: 0.94 inches
- Lake Lopez: 1.01 inches
- Los Osos: 0.83 inches
- Nipomo: 0.55 inches
- Oceano: 0.96 inches
- Rocky Butte: 3.51 inches
- Salinas Dam: 0.86 inches
- Santa Margarita West: 1.82 inches
- Santa Margarita East: 1.02 inches
- San Luis Obispo (Broad Street and Industrial Way): 0.89 inches
- San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport: 0.86 inches
- San Luis Obispo at Cal Poly: 1.19 inches
- Shandon: 0.37 inches
- Templeton: 0.53 inches
- Upper Lopez: 1.04 inches
- Branch Mountain: 0.84 inches
- Bald Mountain: 0.71 inches
- Nacimiento River: 1.74 inches
- Las Tablas: 1.98 inches
- La Panza: 0.4 inches
What’s ahead in SLO County’s forecast
According to the National Weather Service, there is a 70% chance of rain in the afternoon on Sunday, and it will mostly be clear at night.
The weather service also said it will be sunny on Monday morning with a 20% chance of showers in the afternoon.