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This was the third wettest June in the Mahoning Valley’s weather history

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

YOUNGSTOWN

If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Apparently a lot of June rain.

Following Tuesday’s storms, the Mahoning Valley had 9.02 inches of rain for the month of June.

Last month was the third-rainiest June in the Valley’s recorded weather history, which dates to 1897. No. 1 was 10.66 inches in 1986 followed by 10.09 inches in 1989.

“It’s unusual for June to get more than double the normal the amount of rain,” said Zach Sefcovic, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Cleveland. “This has been excessive.”

The area averages 3.79 inches of rain in June.

Read MORE in Wednesday's Vindicator.