San Francisco, CA – Bay Area residents are seeing wide rainfall disparities as the 2024–25 water year closed on September 30, according to new data from the National Weather Service.
The annual report, which tracks totals from October 1 through September 30, shows that while Santa Rosa received 41.49 inches of rain — 123% of its normal — other areas came in significantly below average.
According to the National Weather Service, Oakland recorded only 9.31 inches of rain, just 50% of normal, the lowest percentage in the region. San Jose finished at 9.75 inches, or 72% of its average, while San Francisco measured 19.99 inches, about 87% of normal. San Francisco International Airport logged 16.18 inches, or 82% of typical rainfall.
Salinas, on the Central Coast, reported 12.39 inches, nearly on par at 98% of average. The data highlights Santa Rosa as the clear outlier, where rainfall exceeded the norm by nearly eight inches.
The uneven totals reflect the complex weather patterns of Northern California’s microclimates, leaving some communities with abundant water supplies while others face continued dryness.
Water year totals are preliminary and will help guide water management and drought outlook planning in the coming months, the National Weather Service noted.
