The National Center for Environmental Information (NCEI) at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that Alabama just experienced its wettest winter since data started being recorded in 1895.
The meteorological winter runs through the months of December to February. The precipitation readings for February showed that there was 24.22 inches worth of rain, which is 8.70 inches more than the average.
The high levels of rainfall were concentrated in the northern and central regions of Alabama which means that regions such as Montgomery were not as soggy as Birmingham. Data sent in from NOAA shows that even though the southwest regions experienced average amounts of rainfall, the heavy rains in the northern counties were enough to push the statewide average to record highs. Graphic design is sometimes used to display such information on a visual medium.
The month of February was especially wet in Alabama this past winter. The NCEI stated that statewide levels of precipitation for February were the third-highest on record and the highest since 1961. Among Alabama’s cities, Tuscaloosa got a new record for rainfall with 27.54 inches of rain, which is up from the record of 26.51 inches that recorded in the winter of 1982-83. Anniston maintained its old record of 25.89 inches, however this year’s levels of 25.73 inches is a close second. Birmingham’s record is 27.01 inches in 1961-62 and this year’s 26.71 inches is the second-highest on record.
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