The City of Santa Barbara had a record daily rainfall for Tuesday with 2.54 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service, surpassing the previous record of 1.36 inches set in 1952.

Santa Maria also beat its daily record for March 14, with 1.27 inches of rain. That beats the 1958 record of 0.63 inches of rain on that day.

In comparison to the previous year, the City had a recorded 1.27 inches of rain on March 14, 2022, according to the National Weather Service.

According to Lisa Phillips, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, records are kept for different weather events from previous years.

“It’s archived and everything,” Phillips said. “So when we have a rain event where we have a lot of rainfall, and it surpasses how much rainfall we’ve ever had for this particular day, that is then a rainfall record.”

Two-day storm totals for Santa Barbara were 3.56 inches of rain as of 4 a.m. Wednesday.

Goleta had received 3.68 inches of rain and Montecito recorded 3.59 inches of rain.

In the North County, Santa Maria received 1.71 inches of rain, Lompoc received 1.62 inches of rain, Buellton received 1.31 inches of rain, and Solvang received 1.22 inches of rain.

Phillips said people should remain cautious of unstable roadways and respect the road closures that are in place.

“It might look like something safe, but really, it’s not,” Phillips said. “Even though it’s not actively raining, doesn’t mean that things can’t still slide.”

Heading into the weekend, the county can expect sprinkling Friday and Saturday with heavier showers likely next Tuesday.

“As we look into next week, there is another chance of more significant rain around Tuesday,” Phillips said.