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Last summer’s drought is old news.
Ohio is now quite wet, according to David Marsalek, a meteorologist who works in the Cleveland office of the National Weather Service.
Since meteorological winter began Dec. 1, gauges at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport have collected 8.85 inches of liquid precipitation.
“That’s rain combined with the liquid equivalent of any of the snow that fell and melted,” Marsalek said.
During a typical meteorological winter, which runs Dec. 1 to Feb. 28, North Central Ohio receives 8.56 inches of total liquid precipation.
“We were just barely above normal for that period of time,” Marsalek said. “December was roughly an inch-and-a-half over, January was almost two inches under the average and we are about 0.64 over right now for February.”
After a 2024 that made it into the history books for being dry, that’s welcome news for the Buckeye State.
“To be honest, you don’t want too much,” Marsalek said. “This time of year when you don’t have any vegetation out to soak up any of this water, we can’t handle huge amounts at once.”
The meteorologist said the Climate Prediction Center forecast shows the wet trend should continue.
“This is calling for above-normal precipitation for the next month,” Marsalek said. “The 3-month outlook is kind of the same with above-normal precipitation.”
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