This article originally published at California mountain highway used by millions 'destroyed' by heavy rainfall.

According to the National Weather Service, rain has fallen on just 10% of all New Year’s Days between 1878 and 2025. The record for the holiday was in 1934, when it rained 3.12 inches in Pasadena. That was also the year Los Angeles received more than one inch of rain on the first day of the year.

Southern Calfornia faces heavy rain and flooding risks as a major storm triggers evacuation warnings for burn zones and a near 100% chance of rain for the Rose Parade.

Under crystal clear skies, three years to the day after the first of a series of landslides cut off access to the full Big Sur coast, the California’s iconic Highway 1 finally fully reopened on Wednesday.

Santa Anita Park has canceled races for Wednesday and Thursday due to the storm that is expected to hit Wednesday.

After a sopping start to the new year, Southern California's persistent drizzle is expected to wrap up by late Tuesday, ushering in a period of dry conditions, warmer temperatures and even some Santa Ana winds by the weekend,