Okay, here's  a good one for the experts...I've lived in the Cincy area a long time and it seems just about every Good Friday brings rain to the area.  Give us the stats on this phenomenon.

I have all the information I need, dating back well over 100 years.  However, I need time to compile the data, so I hope you don't get upset if I don't get it together right away.  I will get it together though, because that is interesting to know.

James

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James
Wx Producer WKRC
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I think so too....if it's Good Friday,it's going to rain.  Seems like a lot of times it's not just rain, but stormy.  This time the big storms stayed south.  For all those down there I feel bad for them. 

Donna

Just a quick update.  I am about 75% finished collecting data for Good Friday dating back to 1901.  I should have that completed by the end of the week, if not early next week. Just wanted to post to let people know that I haven't forgotten about it.

James

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James
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The data will be ready later this morning.

 

James

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James
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Someone requested early information as to how frequent it rains on Good Friday.  Well I've compiled some stats below from 1901-2009.  Of those 109 years, 70 Good Fridays or 64% of those Good Fridays had a trace or more of rain and/or snow.  Check out the data below:

		GOOD FRIDAY WEATHER
		1901-2009
DATE		HIGH		LOW		RAINFALL		SNOWFALL
4/5/1901		62		39		T		0
3/28/1902		60		55		0.39		0
4/10/1903		61		48		T		0
4/1/1904		69		49		0.01		0
4/21/1905		69		43		1.02		0
4/13/1906		86		57		0.01		0
3/29/2007		75		51		0.04		0
4/17/1908		69		38		T		0
4/9/1909		45		29		0.02		0
3/25/1910		79		55		0		0
4/14/1911		63		44		0.38		0
4/5/1912		74		56		0		0
3/21/1913		60		29		0.39		0
4/10/1914		54		29		0		0
4/2/1915		45		30		0		0
4/21/1916		60		42		0.05		0
4/6/1917		47		34		T		T
3/29/1918		60		31		0		0
4/18/1919		56		36		0		0
4/2/1920		63		42		0.01		0
3/25/1921		70		46		0		0
4/14/1922		51		34		0		0
3/30/1923		49		18		0		0
4/18/1924		63		45		T		0
4/10/1925		61		50		0.05		0
4/2/1926		58		31		0.01		0
4/15/1927		73		49		0		0
4/6/1928		76		60		0.1		0
3/29/1929		49		38		0.13		0
4/18/1930		74		48		0		0
4/3/1931		57		41		1.26		0
3/25/1932		67		45		0		0
4/14/1933		66		50		0.15		0
3/30/1934		72		37		0		0
4/19/1935		67		47		0.02		0
4/10/1936		48		43		0.03		0
3/26/1937		31		21		T		T
4/15/1938		78		60		0		0
4/7/1939		42		27		T		0.2
3/22/1940		35		23		T		T
4/11/1941		75		48		0		0
4/3/1942		62		50		0.05		0
4/23/1943		60		47		0.01		0
4/7/1944		59		44		0.49		0
3/30/1945		60		50		0.37		0
4/19/1946		74		40		0		0
4/4/1947		58		46		0.86		0
3/26/1948		68		57		0.99		0
4/15/1949		60		35		0.1		0
4/7/1950		52		27		0		0
3/28/1951		64		41		0.24		0
4/11/1952		50		32		0		0
4/3/1953		61		34		0.04		0
4/16/1954		65		43		0.79		0
4/8/1955		59		26		0		0
3/30/1956		45		29		0		0
4/19/1957		83		58		0		0
4/4/1958		64		47		0.14		0
3/27/1959		59		33		0.05		0
4/15/1960		76		59		T		T
3/31/1961		43		35		0.11		0
4/20/1962		58		33		0		0
4/12/1963		59		31		0		0
3/27/1964		45		21		T		T
4/16/1965		53		37		T		0
4/8/1966		47		31		0.13		0
3/24/1967		44		36		0.05		0
4/12/1968		78		44		0		0
4/4/1969		78		44		0.43		0
3/27/1970		50		27		0		0
4/9/1971		74		45		0		0
3/31/1972		58		29		0		0
4/20/1973		79		59		T		0
4/12/1974		74		56		0.01		0
3/28/1975		57		34		0.86		0
4/16/1976		85		59		0		0
4/8/1977		52		33		0		0
3/24/1978		42		33		0.04		0
4/13/1979		64		42		1.11		0
4/4/1980		54		34		T		0
4/17/1981		76		57		0.98		0
4/9/1982		36		34		0.12		0.4
4/1/1983		60		44		0.13		0
4/20/1984		58		29		0		0
4/5/1985		72		43		0.73		0
3/28/1986		66		33		0		0
4/17/1987		62		50		0		0
4/1/1988		63		52		0.21		0
3/24/1989		64		40		0		0
4/13/1990		57		32		0		0
3/29/1991		49		35		T		0
4/17/1992		70		59		0.08		0
4/9/1993		61		48		0.52		0
4/1/1994		62		28		0		0
4/14/1995		60		39		0		0
4/5/1996		36		30		T		T
3/28/1997		62		48		0.46		0
4/10/1998		56		36		0.02		0
4/2/1999		70		52		T		0
4/21/2000		54		41		0.1		0
4/13/2001		67		48		0		0
3/29/2002		68		40		0.07		0
4/18/2003		65		53		0		0
4/9/2004		61		39		0		0
3/25/2005		48		39		0.05		0
4/14/2006		79		60		0.89		0
4/6/2007		38		23		0		0.2
3/21/2008		64		33		T		0
4/10/2009		61		47		0.66		0

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James
Wx Producer WKRC
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Thanks James.  Very interesting stats.  My grandpa climbed the steps of the Immaculata for 40 + years, never missing a year. This would ahve been  from the late 30's to the 1970's.  He had some really crappy weather those decades.       

Yea, I'm sure he had some heavy rain events to tend with while climbing the steps.  I found doing this research very interesting.  I know Good Friday's are generally wet here, but I never realized how wet until now.

James

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James
Wx Producer WKRC
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