Forecast rainfall, if it verifies, could quickly end the developing drought in the Ohio valley over the next week.
Moderate Drought to Flooding? Could Be…
May Exceptionally Dry
US National Weather Service Wilmington OH
Final May rainfall numbers are in and it was dry! All three first order sites are below normal. Cincinnati 3.27″ below normal, Dayton 2.87″ below normal, and Columbus 0.61″ below normal. How much rain did you get?
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On the west side of Cincinnati it was even drier with just over an inch of rain the entire month!
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| Cheviot 0.9 SSE May MONTHLY SUMMARY | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperature | Precipitation | Wind | estimated | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean | 67.6 | Total | 1.07 | Mean Speed | 7.322580645 | |||||||||||||||
| Mean Maximum | 78.3 | 24-hour Max. | 0.32 | High Wind Gust | 35 | |||||||||||||||
| Mean Minimum | 57.0 | Date(s) | 26 | Date | ||||||||||||||||
| Precip. Days | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum | 87 | 1″ Precip. Days | 0 | Pressure | ||||||||||||||||
| Date(s) | 8,11 | Maximum | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Minimum | 41 | Snowfall | Date | |||||||||||||||||
| Date(s) | 13 | Total | 0.0 | Minimum | 29.89 | |||||||||||||||
| 24-hour Max. | Date | |||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum Temperature | Date(s) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 90°F or higher | 0 | Max. Depth | 0 | Number of days with | ||||||||||||||||
| 32°F or lower | 0 | Date(s) | Thunder | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fog | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Minimum Temperature | Hail | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32°F or lower | 0 | Ice Pellets | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 0°F or lower | 0 | Damaging Winds | 0 | |||||||||||||||||