Saturday, October 20, 2012

Indianapolis: More 2012 Precipitation Extremes

2012 has had quite the ups and downs with respect to precipitation. A few examples below. Records for Indianapolis date back to 1871.

Driest June-July
0.91" in 2012
2.45" in 1930
2.78" in 1940
3.08" in 1991
3.41" in 1967


Driest May-July 
3.62" in 2012
4.14" in 1930
5.06" in 1936
5.43" in 1895
5.46" in 1911
5.46" in 1966


Wettest August-September
16.11" in 1989
15.01" in 2003
14.80" in 1921
14.30" in 1926
14.24" in 2012

Wettest August-October
19.03" in 1989
17.69" in 2003
17.01" in 2012 (through Oct 19)
16.98" in 1926
16.50" in 1921

Also, Fall 2012 already ranks as the 46th wettest in recorded history for Indianapolis (out of 142 years). 



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