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Earlier this week Storm Olivier brought more rain and Tenerife South Airport recorded its wettest April day on record.

In contrast, this same weather pattern brought wet and stormy weather across Spain and Portugal, with Madrid experiencing its wettest March ever recorded.

Go northeast over the Sierra Nevada to Salt Lake City — which on average receives about the same annual precipitation as L.A. — and the wettest months are March, April, and May.

California’s groundwater levels rose significantly in 2023, one of the wettest years in decades.

The National Weather Service warned of “potentially life-threatening and damaging flooding and debris flows,” and said the next few days could end up being the wettest storm of the entire winter.