© Inland NewsRecord rain totals fell Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015 after moisture from former Hurricane Linda brought a storm to SoCal.
"That was more rain than was received in nearly the previous seven months," according to a statement by the National Weather Service.
The storm was kicked off by moisture from former Hurricane Linda.
Record rainfall totals hit SoCal including 2.39 inches in downtown LA which shattered the 1968 record, according to the National Weather Service.
UCLA saw 2.62 inches, and LAX saw 1.8 inches, breaking records in the 1970s and 1980s.
NBC4 Meteorologist Crystal Egger reported that air quality was good for Wednesday following Tuesday's "soaker."
Tuesday's rainy day was also the second wettest September day in the area since 1877, which is when records began, according to the National Weather Service.
The first place for wettest day ever goes to Sept. 25, 1939, when 3.96 inches of rain fell.
Comment: Record rainfall, but still California, a vitally important food producing region, is still experiencing it's worst drought in 500 years. In the event of economic or environmental catastrophe, perhaps we will see 'floods' of desperate migrants there in the near future?