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More rain fell over SLO County over the weekend. Here’s how much your area got

A small storm rolled through San Luis Obispo County over the weekend, bringing more than an inch of rainfall to some areas.

The mountains west of Atascadero received about 1.42 inches of rain on Saturday evening, according to the National Weather Service.

Rocky Butte measured 1.26 inches, a rainfall monitor near the summit of Cuesta Ridge north of San Luis Obispo saw 1.21 inches fall the same evening and the Los Osos landfill measured 1.14 inches, according to the Weather Service.

Meanwhile, San Luis Obispo saw between 0.36 to 0.65 inches of rain over the weekend, Templeton and Paso Robles both saw under 0.2 inches, Cambria measured about 0.52 inches, and Arroyo Grande saw 0.44 inches fall, according to the Weather Service.

The coastal mountains in Monterey County received more rain than San Luis Obispo County. Some areas measured more than 3 inches over the weekend, according to the Weather Service.

The precipitation will likely help push San Luis Obispo County further away from the worst of the drought conditions.

As of Feb. 2, the western half of the county was experiencing “abnormally dry” conditions, while the eastern half was in a “moderate drought,” according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The U.S. Drought Monitor broadly categorizes drought conditions in the nation by looking at factors such as reservoir levels, rainfall amounts and soil moisture levels and comparing those to historical norms.

After the weekend rainstorm, nearly everywhere in the county has already seen more rainfall to date than what typically falls in an entire year, according to the San Luis Obispo County Public Works Department.

The county denotes a “rain year” as beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30.

As of Monday, only San Simeon hasn’t seen more than 100% of its rain year average — it was at 86%, according to the county.

San Luis Obispo was at 104%, Los Osos at 130%, Atascadero at 109%, Arroyo Grande at 108% and Cambria at 110%, the county’s data show.

Lopez and Santa Margarita lakes have seen about 145% of their average rain year precipitation, while Rocky Butte is the spot in the county that seen the greatest amount over its rain year average at 156%, according to the county.