DAYTON — It’s official. 2018 is one of the Top 10 wettest years on record.
As of 7 p.m., Dayton pushed into the 10th spot, Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist McCall Vrydaghs said.
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The year’s accumulation is 48.99 inches.
Dayton isn’t the only Ohio city to experience a wet year.
Cincinnati now ranks #3 for wettest years for the city with 55.90 inches, and Columbus hit the #1 spot with 55.18 inches.
Dayton Top 10 Wettest Years
(1900 to present)
- 59.75 inches in 1990
- 56.72 inches in 2011
- 54.65 inches in 1996
- 52.23 inches in 1993
- 51.26 inches in 1995
- 50.83 inches in 2017
- 50.09 inches in 1937
- 49.37 inches in 1989
- 49.03 inches in 1950
- 48.99 inches in 2018
