"A fast-moving storm slid into the Bay Area early Thursday, bring a healthy dose of rain. As with many storms, the biggest totals were at higher elevations such as the Santa Cruz Mountains, East Bay Hills, Big Sur and North Bay Hills, although most cities around San Francisco Bay received at least 1 inch, bringing autumn totals up above historical averages across the region as the winter approaches, and all but ending fire season for the rest of the year."
"24-hour precipitation totals, ending at 4 pm Thursday, in inches, from the National Weather Service: Mining Ridge, Big Sur: 5.63Ben Lomond 4.99Bonny Doon 4.21Boulder Creek 4.18Venado (Sonoma County): 4.12Mount Umunhum: 3.43Saratoga 2.78Mount Tamalpais: 2.73Tilden Park (Berkeley): 2.63Santa Rosa 2.14Mount Diablo 1.86Mount Hamilton 1.85Richmond 1.73SFO: 1.50Oakland 1.49Dublin 1.45Sunnyvale 1.45Danville 1.32Concord 1.32San Francisco 1.26Castro Valley 1.23Mountain View 1.23Monterey 1.12Fremont 1.06Petaluma 0.98Palo Alto 0.94San Jose 0.91Livermore 0.65Salinas 0.50"
A fast-moving storm moved into the Bay Area early Thursday, delivering substantial rain across the region. Higher elevations such as the Santa Cruz Mountains, East Bay Hills, Big Sur and North Bay Hills received the heaviest totals, with multiple locations exceeding three inches. Most cities around San Francisco Bay recorded at least one inch, boosting autumn precipitation totals above historical averages statewide as winter approaches. The rainfall effectively ended fire season for the remainder of the year for much of the region. National Weather Service 24-hour measurements show Mining Ridge in Big Sur topped the list at 5.63 inches.
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