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Saturday, October 7, 2023

Fifth Consecutive Wet Weekend Across Southwestern Connecticut

It's Saturday.

That must mean more rain for southwestern Connecticut.

This is the fifth consecutive weekend with measured rain at the Bridgeport climate station, dating to the weekend of September 9 and 10. The last weekend without any measured rain happened during Labor Day weekend, which was five weeks ago. However, there was still a trace of rain Saturday, September 2.

More than one-and-a-half inches of rain (1.67") fell Sunday, September 10; one-hundredth of an inch was recorded Sunday, September 17; more than one-third of an inch (0.37") cumulatively dampened both days during the weekend of September 23 and 24; and a little more than one-third of an inch (0.37") fell Saturday, September 30.

Three out of the five July weekends were also wet.

Today's rain keeps the wet weather weekend streak alive. Unfortunately, computer models are hinting at more rain next weekend.

The odds should be in our favor by now, though.

Paul