An early season storm that doused Santa Barbara County on Wednesday and Thursday pretty much lived up to forecasters’ expectations, but fortunately did not cause any major damage.

“We thought there was a potential for very heavy rainfall to develop,” Todd Hall, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, told Noozhawk.

“We issued a couple flash-flood warnings and severe-thunderstorm warnings. It performed as we thought it would.”

As of 8 a.m. Thursday, rainfall amounts from the storm ranged from 3.47 inches on San Marcos Pass to 1.12 inches in Cuyama, according to the Santa Barbara County Flood  Control District.

Most other areas of the county recorded between 1.5 and 2.7 inches.

However, scattered showers were continuing throughout the day Thursday, pushing rainfall totals even higher.

As of Thursday morning, Santa Barbara already had received 2.45 inches of rain. That’s 13% of its total average annual rainfall for the rain season, and a whopping 412% of normal rainfall for the year to date. (The water year runs from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31.)

Showers were expected to diminish through the afternoon and evening on Thursday, with clear skies and warmer temperatures on tap heading into the weekend.

“We’re looking at temperatures warming up closer to above normal again for this time of year by the weekend,” Hall said.

Highs should be in the mid-70s, with overnight lows in the mid-50s.

High pressure will be building into the region, and there is no rain in sight for the next 7-10 days, he added.

“The earliest chance of any rain is toward the end of the month,” Hall noted.

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