2024 was wettest of the past five years

Average precip for county was nearly 12 inches ahead of ‘23

  • A waterway in a field west of Highway 14 near Marquette flows with muddy water in late April as more than four inches of overnight rain runs off.
    A waterway in a field west of Highway 14 near Marquette flows with muddy water in late April as more than four inches of overnight rain runs off.
    Hamilton County received enough precipitation in 2024 to not only recover from the drought of the previous two years but it also turned out to be the wettest of the last five years. The second wettest year since 2020 was the year 2021 which, at 28.016 inches of precip, was only nine-tenths of an inch behind 2024 for rainfall. The driest year during the period was the second drought year of 2023...

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