WETTEST YEARS

January 4, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

WETTEST YEARS

In the Valley

Last year was a wet one, No. 9 in the Mahoning Valley in terms of precipitation. Here’s how it ranks with the all-time wettest years in the Valley.

ALL-TIME PRECIPITATION (In inches)

1. 50.81 in 1911

2. 48.58 in 1956

3. 48.47 in 2006

4. 47.35 in 1950

5. 47.11 in 1990

6. 46.44 in 1945

7. 46.25 in 2003

8. 46.1 in 1986

9. 45.72 in 2008

10. 45.22 in 2004

Source: National Weather Service