A city in San Luis Obispo County has broken a rainfall record that had stood for over 40 years. Paso Robles experienced heavy precipitation over the weekend, thanks to a previously dry storm system. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the Paso Robles Airport recorded rainfall of 1.74 inches on Saturday. This exceeded the city’s previous daily record of 0.51 inches, which was set on the same day in 1982.
The NWS had issued a flood advisory for parts of the county, including Paso Robles, on the same day. However, the rain is expected to clear up, and the rest of the week leading up to Thanksgiving is forecasted to have dry and clear conditions.
Here are the rainfall totals for various locations in San Luis Obispo County during a 48-hour period ending at 4 p.m. on Saturday, according to NWS data:
– Rocky Butte: 3.9 inches
– Las Tablas south of Lake Nacimiento: 2.73 inches
– West Atascadero foothills: 2.21 inches
– Cambria: 2.16 inches
– Davis Peak: 1.78 inches
– Paso Robles: 1.74 inches
– Templeton: 1.64 inches
– Arroyo Grande: 1.49 inches
– Lake Lopez: 1.30 inches
– San Luis Obispo: 1.22 inches
– Pismo Beach: 1.10 inches
– Oceano: 1.08 inches
– Los Osos: 1.04 inches
– Santa Margarita: 1.04 inches
– Shandon: 0.83 inches
– Northern Lake Nacimiento area: 0.79 inches
– Atascadero: 0.75 inches
– Nipomo: 0.66 inches
– Branch Mountain: 0.48 inches
– Shell Peak: 0.47 inches
– Cal Poly SLO: 0.34 inches
– Salinas Dam: 0.15 inches
– Carrizo Plain: 0.09 inches
Unfortunately, rainfall data for Morro Bay was not provided by the NWS.
