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david_lo-pan t1_iyfp30n wrote

Not including today, we have had 4.26” of rain in the month of November. We normally get 4.25”. More than half of that 4.26” came from two storms. We have had multiple 9+ day stretches this month with what most would consider a negligible amount of rain (from a trace to .05”).

Edit - This data is for Portland (OP said southern Maine)

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FourEyedJakk t1_iyfpbw2 wrote

I'm only talking about the total rainfall. I don't give a damn if it's cloudy or not. But in October we had that huge rainstorm followed by another substantial rainstorm maybe a week later. So I'd be more interested to see then total rainfall for October and November combined compared with an average year.

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david_lo-pan t1_iyfq1st wrote

Did I say anything about clouds? Or did I give you numbers about total rainfall? Assuming we get a little under an inch today, factoring in October, we will have gotten ~3.5“ more rain over the two month period than the average. So an extra ~1.75” a month.

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FourEyedJakk t1_iyfr0vm wrote

1.75" more than average per month seems like a lot to me considering average annual rainfall in southern Maine is apparently 42". We also have another inch of rain forecast for the next week.

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david_lo-pan t1_iyfs7rx wrote

Before todays storm we were at ~39” on the year

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FourEyedJakk t1_iyft1n5 wrote

Yes, we had a drought over the summer. And we've more than made up for it already if this 39" (before today) figure is accurate.

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