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How wet was it? Rainfall totals from storm in Tri-Counties range from .2" to 6"+

KCLU
A winter storm brought rainfall totals spanning more than 6" on the Central and South Coast

Highest totals recorded in Ventura County.

The final numbers for that last storm of the year to hit the Central and South Coasts are in, and they show rainfall totals ranging from light showers to a third of what some areas get in an entire year.

The storm didn't follow the common pattern for this time of year. A low pressure system stalled of of Point Conception, sending most of the moisture south of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties into Ventura and Los Angeles Counties.

In Ventura County, Oxnard had 4.7" of rain, Thousand Oaks 4.3", and Ojai 2.4". The wettest spot in the county was the Circle X Ranch, which had 6.1" of rainfall.

In Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara had .7" of rain, San Marcos Pass 1", and Lompoc .4" San Luis Obispo County's totals include .6" in Morro Bay, and .2" in Pismo Beach.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.