The National Weather Service estimated that San Diego County would be hit by a powerful weekend storm. The forecast proved to be spot on. Here’s a sample of how much rain fell in 30 communities during the three-day period ending at 5 a.m. on Sunday. The majority of the rain arrived on Saturday.
Camp Pendleton: 2.85 inches
Oceanside: 2.48 inches
Palomar Mountain: 2.42 inches
Rainbow: 2.38 inches
San Onofre: 2.37 inches
Carlsbad: 2.15 inches
Bonsall: 1.87 inches
Vista: 1.73 inches
Valley Center: 1.57 inches
Julian: 1.53 inches
San Marcos: 1.50 inches
San Diego International Airport: 1.43 inches
San Diego Country Estates: 1.40 inches
Alpine: 1.34 inches
Ramona: 1.27 inches
Barona: 1.27 inches
Santee: 1.24 inches
Escondido: 1.22 inches
Fashion Valley: 1.18 inches
Miramar: 1.16 inches
Encinitas: 1.15 inches
National City: 1.14 inches
Fallbrook: 1.13 inches
North Island: 1.11 inches
Point Loma: 1.06 inches
Kearny. Mesa: 1.03 inches
Rancho Bernardo: 0.94 inches
Poway: 0.89 inches
Chula Vista: 0.87 inches
La Mesa: 0.80 inches
San Diego’s soggy Saturday will produce a ‘green up’ that will make wildfires less of a worry