New Year’s Day downpour sets some records in Southern California, with more wet weather ahead

A New Year’s Day storm dumped enough rain on Southern California to topple some daily precipitation records in the Inland Empire and San Diego, as part of a broader recent pattern of above‑average rainfall that has left the region soggy heading into the first week of 2026.

The holiday season has been marked by a series of stormy forecasts, and AcuWeather senior meteorologist Bob Larson reported Thursday, Jan. 1, that more is on the way.

The Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Orange and...