Though unusual for August, the slight rainfall Long Beach experienced over the weekend wasn’t nearly enough to alleviate the ongoing drought, experts say.

On Sunday, the Long Beach Airport recorded about 7/100ths of an inch of rain, while the coast near the Aquarium of the Pacific saw about 4/100ths of an inch of rain, said Accuweather Meteorologist Erik Pindrock.

“Any kind of rain we get is helpful for the severe drought that’s going on,” he said. “These amounts aren’t great, so it’s a very small drop in a very large bucket of rain that we would need to make a dent in this drought.”

The amount of rainfall, however, was significant for Long Beach during this time of year, he said. The city typically sees about 3/100ths of an inch of rain in August, so with what little rain did fall over the weekend, it was enough to double the August average.

Pindrock said he doesn’t foresee any other chances of rain for the rest of the week, and precipitation is going to be a little below average for the rest of the month, he said.

“I don’t foresee any real improvement for the drought through the rest of August,” Pindrock said. “We have to wait for our rainy season coming up in the fall.”

Since January 1, Long Beach has seen a total precipitation of 3.27 inches of rain at the airport, about 39 percent of normal. Typically, the city sees 8.47 inches by this time of the year, Pindrock said. Since August 4, 2013, Long Beach has picked up 4.51 inches of rain; on average the city should have seen 12.26 inches in that time. This equates to about 37 percent of typical rainfall, Pindrock said.

“We are significantly below normal,” he said. “We need to get to 100 percent.”