2 Central Coast cities broke rain records during storm. Here’s how much your town got

Kaytlyn Leslie
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Two Central Coast cities smashed decades-old daily rainfall records Tuesday as a new winter storm swept through the region.

According to the National Weather Service, the Paso Robles and Santa Maria airports on Tuesday both recorded the most rain they’ve ever seen on March 14.

Paso Robles recorded 0.92 inches of rain as of 6:30 p.m. — which may not seem like a lot, but it broke the previous record of 0.75 inches set way back in 1958.

Meanwhile Santa Maria saw 1.29 inches of rain, breaking the 113-year-old record of 0.92 inches, set in 1910, according to the National Weather Service.

More rain is expected overnight throughout the region as the second in a series of atmospheric-river-fueled storms makes its way across Central and Southern California.

In all, most of SLO County saw between 1 to 5 inches of rain.

Here’s a rundown of the two-day rainfall totals as of Wednesday at 4:41 a.m., according to the National Weather Service:

  • Rocky Butte: 5.75 inches

  • Arroyo Grande: 4.94 inches

  • Santa Margarita: 4.48 inches

  • Cal Poly SLO: 4.43 inches

  • West Atascadero foothills: 4.06 inches

  • Davis Peak: 3.90 inches

  • Las Tablas south of Lake Nacimiento: 3.31 inches

  • Black Mountain: 3.28 inches

  • San Luis Obispo: 3.07 inches

  • Lake Lopez: 2.72 inches

  • Pismo Beach: 2.60 inches

  • Salinas Dam: 2.57 inches

  • Los Osos: 2.53 inches

  • Cambria: 2.31 inches

  • Northern Lake Nacimiento area: 2.25 inches

  • Templeton: 1.84 inches

  • Oceano: 1.63 inches

  • Atascadero: 1.41 inches

  • Nipomo: 1.35 inches

  • Morro Bay: 1.34 inches

  • Paso Robles: 1.29 inches

  • Shandon: 0.7 inches

  • Carrizo Plain: 0.61 inches