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Rain totals: This week's storm soaked us

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SAN DIEGO -- A wet storm that arrived late Thursday night and lasted through Friday certainly gave the region a good soaking.
 
Here's a look at the 36-hour precipitation totals as of 9 p.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service San Diego:
  • Alpine - 1.45
  • Big Bear - 3.23
  • Borrego Springs - 0.03
  • Carlsbad - 1.79
  • Chula Vista - 0.94
  • El Cajon - 0.89
  • Encinitas - 1.62
  • Escondido - 1.94
  • Fallbrook - 2.10
  • Fashion Valley - 1.22
  • Idyllwild - 3.00
  • Julian - 3.59
  • Kearny Mesa - 1.45
  • La Jolla - 1.24
  • La Mesa - 1.29
  • Lake Cuyamaca - 4.33
  • Lake Murray - 1.23
  • Lakeside - 0.90
  • Lemon Grove - 0.74
  • Linda Vista - 1.19
  • Mission Beach - 1.19
  • Mt. Laguna - 1.25
  • Mt. Woodson - 2.54
  • Palomar Mountain - 5.60
  • Pine Valley - 2.63
  • Point Loma - 1.49
  • Poway - 1.44
  • Ramona - 1.58
  • Rancho Bernardo - 1.62
  • San Diego International Airport - 1.32
  • San Ysidro - 1.06
  • Santa Ysabel - 2.75
  • Scripps Ranch East - 1.09
  • Solana Beach - 1.42
  • University Heights - 1.21
  • Valley Center - 2.09
  • Vista - 1.77
  • Warner Springs - 1.95
Looking ahead, we're in for sunny skies, cold temperatures and gusty winds at times in the mountains and far eastern valleys. 
 
On a related note, we got the numbers in from the California Highway Patrol on the number of crashes they responded to in San Diego County (excluding Temecula). They report a total of 546 collisions from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday. For reference, on average they respond to 140 crashes on a normal 'good weather' day.