[BARC-List] a lotta wotta!

[Dan Malloy]

We know how soggiy it's been.  It seems like the rainy season in 
tropical climes.  It's not you're imagination.  The numbers show how 
wet:


RECORD EVENT REPORT

National Weather Service Taunton MA
1022 AM EDT Sat Jun 24 2006

Record rainfall for any two consecutive months in Boston


Todays daily precipitation through 10 AM at Logan International airport 
totaled 0.64 inches. This yields a monthly total of 8.91 inches and a 
two month total since May 1St 2006 of 21.39 inches.

This two month precipitation total is a record for any two consecutive 
months in Boston. Official records have been kept in Boston since 1872.

The previous May-June Combination record was set May-June 1998 When 
18.42 inches accumulated.

The previous record rainfall for any consecutive two month combination 
occurred July-August 1955 When 21.37 inches of rain accumulated, thanks 
mostly to tropical storm dianne August 18-19 1955 which dumped 11.94 
inches.

More significant rainfall is expected through Sunday.

The 30 year normal annual rainfall in Boston is 42.53 inches.

June 2006 Is currently the fourth wettest June on record. May 2006 was 
the second wettest May on record with 12.48 inches.

Wettest junes on record:

13.20 Inches in 1982 11.58 inches in 1998 9.13 inches in 1931 8.91 
inches in 2006 through 10AM 6/24/06