December was exceedingly warm, wet, and snow less in Cincinnati this year. Temperatures averaged nearly 7 degrees above normal. No measurable snow fell all month with a trace recorded on only 3 days. Temperatures did not even fall to freezing on 14 days during the month. The rainfall of 6.38 inches was nearly twice normal. December rainfall also pushed my annual total at Cheviot 0.9 SSE to 70.02. This is by far and away a record for my location, but it pales in comparison with the 73.28 inches recorded at the CVG NWS office and the unofficial 76.24 inches recorded at a co-op station in Cheviot, OH. The Cheviot co-op station is interesting for a couple of reasons. This total is 6.22 inches greater than my total even though it is only a mile or so from me. Also, if verified, it exceeds the old annual record for the entire state of Ohio (Little Mountain, Lake/Geauga County, 70.82 inches, 1870) by 5.40 inches. Even if this does not verify, the official NWS CVG total also exceeds the old annual state record. It also obliterates the old official local record of 57.58 inches set in 1990. The rainfall story in Cincinnati is nothing short of historic. There is nothing to compare to this, historically, in the state of Ohio. Truly one for the record books!
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