The title of today's blog reflects the feeling of MANY of you whom I have heard from in the past few days! This morning, two people in our building said to me, Tracy, this is ridiculous. MAKE IT STOP RAINING! I think they realize I can't.
So if you're a statistics nut like myself, here's a little soggy info for you courtesy of the National Weather Service office in Romeoville:
Rain, Rain, Go Away!
It has been a very wet start to the year for Chicago. Officially at O'Hare International Airport, 14.21 inches of rain has been measured since January 1, 2009. This puts 2009 in the top five wettest starts to a year. Here are the five wettest January-April periods in Chicago weather records, which date back to 1871.
1975 16.25 inches
1999 15.35 inches
1909 15.16 inches
1929 14.49 inches
2009 14.21 inches (through April 28th)
Additional rainfall is expected Wednesday night and Thursday. And if you think has been especially wet lately, you are correct. At least a trace of precipitation has fallen on 11 of the last 12 days. Thursday will likely be 12 of 13. Chicagoans should get a break from the dismal weather this weekend.
TRACY BACK NOW: By the end of the day, it is quite possible January -April 2009 will move in to 4th place.
Toodles...
Tracy
It almost seems like the rain will never stop! I guess we have to look at the positive side, though. All this rain is really making things nice and green outside. We'll get to fully appreciate it when it gets bright and sunny this weekend.
Posted by: Matt | April 30, 2009 at 04:27 PM