Los Angeles: First Calendar day with an inch or more of rain since 2011

"Downtown Los Angeles had the first calendar day with an inch or more of rain on Thursday since October of 2011.
As beneficial as this rain will be, it does pose some dangers, particularly to those living in Southern California."

repeat quote from:

California Rain Brings Both Relief, Flooding

This quote gives some idea of just how bad this drought has been in southern California since 2011.