California’s already wet winter is breaking rainfall records, with another powerful storm moving in this weekend along with the threat of new flooding and mudslides. “We’re way above normal for precipitation.”AdvertisementThe latest storm will usher in gusty wind, more precipitation and possible flooding in burn scar areas. In Oxnard, 1.09 inches of rain fell, breaking the previous New Year’s Day record of 0.83 of an inch set in 2006. In Sanberg, the record of 0.56 of an inch set in 2006 was broken by a whopping 1.25 inches. In Lancaster, 0.87 of an inch of rain fell on Thursday, breaking the previous record of 0.24 of an inch set in 2006.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 02, 2026 22:11 UTC