Rainy Days...Sample Cities With Number of Days It Rains

Being in the midst of perhaps our wettest year ever, I wondered how many days has it actually rained, or how many days have we had measurable precipitation of at least 0.01"?

Here's a list up to today, though not including today's totals...

This is day 333 by the way.

Lexington - 135 days
Louisville WFO - 129
Paris - 127
Louisville (Official) - 122

Interestingly, several locations in eastern Kentucky reporting at least 140 days of precipitation exceeding 0.01" include:

Farmers - 162
Beattyville - 156
Inez - 151
W Liberty - 150
Skyline - 147
Flemingsburg - 144
Pikeville - 143
Paintsville - 141

As far as 2011 rainfall totals go, here is an unofficial list to date:

Louisville WFO 67"
Williamsburg 64"
Stearns 63"
Baxter 62"
Louisville (Official)  62"
Morehead 61"
Lexington 61"

Finally, for comparison purposes, here's a look at some U.S. cities with number of days of measurable precipitation of at least 0.01" and their annual total so far...

Seattle, right? Well, yes, but...
Seattle 154 days and only 34"

Hilo, HI 264 days - 77"
Cold Bay AK 232 days but only 33"
Raymond WA 229 days - 76"
Tolt South Fork WA 227 days - 115"
Annette AK 220 days - 102"
Forks WA 219 days - 111"

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