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Volume and weight. 1  One inch of rain falling on 1 acre of ground is equal to about 27,154 gallons and weighs about 113 tons. 2  An inch of snow falling evenly on 1 acre of ground is equivalent to about 2,715 gallons of water.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says 18 to 21 more inches of rain over six months would do the trick for most of the state. That's a tall order since the state's average rainfall for the year is about 23 inches. The latest storm dumped only about 1.5 inches in downtown L.A. but more than three inches in wetter parts of Northern California that feed the State Water Project.