STORM2K

Good morning everyone. Happy holidays. Let's talk about a holiday gift, annual rainfall records. At least I'll call it a holiday gift. BWI Airport has established an all time record for annual precipitation. As of 10 am est this morning, 62.38" of rain/melted snow occurred at BWI. As a result, BWI has established a brand new record. Note more rain has fallen since 10 am this morning and the totals are now over 62.5 inches for the year as we speak. I'll get the final totals this afternoon. However down below is the 10 am record total relative to other wet years in Baltimore.

#1 2003: 62.38" as of 10 am est
#2 1889: 62.35"
#3 1979: 58.98"
#4 1996: 58.31"
#5 1952: 56.57"

Light to moderate rains will continue at BWI through early afternoon before tapering off. The bottom line though is we're well into all time record territory here.

Jim

And with a week to go in the year, that number has the potential of going even higher... :o .

I don't know where we are yet today, but I know we broke the record for total rain fall. We should over 50 inches for the year

60.80" for the year 2003. DCA is only got over 1/2 inch to go to go to reach their record of 61.33" set back in 1889. Reagan National could join in this record books by Tuesday just before 2004 hits. So another record to watch!!

DCA is the 2nd wettest ever right now
Jim

Doesn't look like DCA will break it. The showers this Monday will only give us around 1/10-2/10" of rain...not enough to break the record.