Dayton February rain: How 2018 compares to record-shattering years

More than five inches of rain has fallen in the Dayton area in February. TY GREENLEES / STAFF

More than five inches of rain has fallen in the Dayton area in February. TY GREENLEES / STAFF
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By Nick Blizzard
Feb 26, 2018
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This past weekend’s storms caused flooding, closed roads and elevated this month’s rainfall into one of the wettest Februaries on record for Dayton.

So far, the month has seen 5.4 inches of rain with three more days to go in the month. Here’s how this year’s totals, according to Storm Center 7 meteorologists, compare to previous highs:

RELATED: Weekend rains set record

1-6.77 inches, 1909.

2-6.44 inches, 1908.

3-5.77 inches, 1990.

4-5.4 inches, 2018.

5-4.79 inches, 1903.

6-4.66 inches, 1910.

RELATED: One of the wettest years on record for the region

7-4.57 inches, 1951.

8-4.57 inches, 1950.

9-4.55 inches, 2011.

10-4.38 inches, 1939.

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Nick Blizzard is a staff writer for the Dayton Daily News. He is a graduate of Stebbins High School who earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and its E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Nick is a Riverside native who has lived in Huber Heights and Kettering. He has been a journalist in the Dayton area for more than 25 years.