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The Wet, Wet 2018

James Rada, Jr.

It’s doubtful that anyone would months (November, December, The table below shows the
deny that 2018 was a wet year. Just March, and April) actually had less information collected from the
how wet was it? Well, the Town rainfall than average. Emmitsburg Town Manager reports.
of Emmitsburg collects and
reports on rainfall data
each month as part of the Rainfall
wastewater report that Data Collected from Emmitsburg Town Manager
Town Manager Cathy
Willetts submits to the town
commissioners.
Her reports from the Month Received (in.) Average (in.) Difference (in.)
2018 town meetings include November 2017 2.3 3.62 -1.32
the rainfall from November December 2017 1.5 3.35 -1.85
1, 2017 to October 31, January 2018 4.7 3.19 +1.06
2018. During that time, the
town received 73.45 inches February 2018 6.2 2.72 +3.48
of rain when the average is March 2018 1.9 2.72 -0.82
42.96 inches. That means April 2018 1.9 2.72 -0.82
the town saw 71 percent May 2018 7.15 4.33 +2.82
more rain than typical.
The heaviest month for June 2018 9.65 5.62 +4.03
rainfall was September July 2018 13.35 3.66 +9.69
(13.5 inches), but the month August 2018 6.90 3.39 +3.51
with the biggest difference September 2018 13.50 4.25 +9.25
between rainfall received
and the average rainfall was October 2018 4.40 3.39 +1.01
July (9.69 inches). Four

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