Cold, wet 2024 continues with another storm Thursday

• The first three months of 2024 each surpassed the region's average precipitation for the past 25 years, thanks to record-breaking rainfall in March and catastrophic flooding in January.

By the numbers: The San Diego area has accumulated 10.77 inches of rain so far this year, compared to the 5.74 inches it gets by this time in a typical year.

• Another 1.26 inches fell Saturday, breaking the all-time record for March 30 set in 1946.

What's next: Tonight's rain is expected to come alongside a sharp drop in temperatures and potentially damaging winds. Elevations as low as 4,000 feet could see 2-4 inches of snow, forecasters say.

• Winds are expected to be strongest — around 60 mph — in the desert's mountain slopes, but gusts could reach 35 mph near the coast.
• Temperatures are expected to dip to around 50 degrees tonight, with a Friday high of 57, per NWS — about 10 degrees below average.