The Christmas storm that pounded Southern California set new daily rainfall records around the region. Among the new daily rainfall records set Wednesday: Los Angeles International Airport, 1.88 inches; Burbank Airport, 3.39 inches; Woodland Hills, 3.96 inches; Oxnard, 3.33 inches; Santa Barbara, 3.31 inches; and Anaheim, 1.87 inches. Some of the biggest worries came in areas devastated by the Los Angeles firestorms in January. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)“I didn’t know whether to press on the brakes or not,” she said. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Shasta counties.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 25, 2025 00:06 UTC