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Monday, December 31, 2018

2018 Featured Most Days With Measured Precipitation on Record at Bridgeport

It came down to the final day of the year, but the rain which began late this afternoon marked the 150th day with measured precipitation at Bridgeport this year.

That ties the record which was originally set in 1950 for the most days with at least 0.01" of precipitation. In fact, 41% of the 365 days this calendar year had measured precipitation.


Paul