03/28/2024
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rain_gaugeAn umbrella or raincoat was certainly a necessary item in 2015. Officially, 64.67 inches of rain was measured in Bladen Online’s gauge. There was measureable rainfall on 143 of the 365 days. Indeed, it was a wet year.

Bladen Online’s gauge is located in the Cape Owen Manor subdivision near Dublin. It’s part of the national Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network (CoCoRaHS), which is an organization of volunteers who report precipitation amounts each day. Readings are taken about 8 a.m. each day.

For 2015, there were 18 days with at least one inch of rain.

Here are the top 5 rainfall amounts measured in 2015.

4.60 inches: Oct. 3
4.10 inches: Aug. 7
2.34 inches: June 27
2.30 inches: June 10
2.02 inches: Oct. 2

Here is the monthly breakdown with number of days of rain and total amount:

January: 12 days, 4.29 inches
February: 12 days, 4.08 inches
March: 13 days, 4.06 inches
April: 15 days, 5.14 inches
May: 10 days, 3.99 inches
June: 8 days, 6.88 inches
July: 8 days, 1.63 inches
August: 9 days, 9.66 inches
September: 15 days, 3.32 inches
October: 12 days, 9.40 inches
November: 13 days, 5.99 inches
December: 16 days, 6.23 inches

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