The total rainfall records for Columbus, Cincinnati and Dayton were broken Friday with the final tally updated early Saturday morning.
Dayton’s new and final maximum rainfall was set at 2.70 inches, Cincinnati at 2.08 inches and Columbus at 1.60 inches on Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.
[12:35 AM] Record Daily Maximum Rainfall was set at Dayton (2.70), Cincinnati (2.08), & Columbus (1.60) for the date 03/03.
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) March 4, 2023
Dayton: breaks the old record of 1.21 (1953). Cincinnati: breaks the old record of 1.40 (1977). Columbus: breaks the old record of 1.31 (2019).
The old record for Dayton was in 1953 with 1.21 inches. In 1977, Cincinnati saw a record of 1.40 inches. Lastly, Columbus’s old record 1.31 inches in 2019.
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