This was a crazy weekend in Chicago with record rainfall hitting our city.
Most rain in one day:
“O’Hare International Airport recorded 6.64 inches of rain Saturday — breaking the all-time record of 6.49 inches set in 1987, according to the National Weather Service. Records have been kept since 1871.” (cnn.com)
Most precipitation in one year (projected):
‚Ä¢ 40.19″: 2008*
‚Ä¢ 38.28″: 1993
‚Ä¢ 35.69″: 1957
‚Ä¢ 34.22″: 1882
‚Ä¢ 34.18″: 1885
* If normal precipitation (9.71″) falls the rest of the year in 2008
Third wettest month:
‚Ä¢ 17.10″: August 1987
‚Ä¢ 14.17″: September 1961
‚Ä¢ 12.61″: September 2008
‚Ä¢ 12.06″: October 1954
‚Ä¢ 11.28″: August 1885
These stats and a map of rainfall totals across chicago are on the WGN Weather Center Blog.
Tomorrow I cover 9 ways to make vacuuming a flooding basement more entertaining.
The frightening thing is that September 2008 isn’t over yet!
keep in mind that at the time of this post, we’re only half way through september. No more hurricanes, please. Please.