Go Cheviot! New State Rainfall Record

Cheviot is #1 - Breaking a 141 Year Old Rainfall Record.

Courtesy: Google Earth

Official rainfall records from the National Weather Service are augmented by the valuable observations of volunteer cooperative observers, COOP Observations, (pronounced Co-Op), for short.  They are trained and their instruments meet the standards set by the NWS so when a cooperative observer sets a record it can be believed.

So far the total rainfall measured by the Cheviot COOP for 2011 is 73.81"  that breaks the All-time Ohio State record for wettest year. The former record was set at Little Mountain, northeast of Cleveland with 70.82" way back in 1870. If Cheviot maintains its lead through the remainder of December the record will become official.

For reference the Kentucky state record for wettest year is 79.68" set in 1950 at Russellville, southwest of Bowling Green. The Indiana record is an amazing 97.38" set in 1890 at Marengo which is northwest of Louisville, KY.