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Top 20 Driest/Wettest Autumns in Southeast Lower Michigan
 
Rank Detroit Area* Flint Bishop** Saginaw Area***
Driest Wettest Driest Wettest Driest Wettest
Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year
1
2.78
1908
13.74
1881
2.59
1956
14.90
1985
2.22
1956
19.05
1986
2
3.06
1963
13.39
2001
2.94
2002
14.53
1950
3.02
1938
14.05
1990
3
3.26
1953
12.84
1990
3.20
1953
13.76
1986
3.40
1939
13.50
1988
4
3.43
1964
12.73
1880
4.02
1963
13.44
2001
3.47
2002
13.17
1954
5
3.67
1938
12.54
1959
4.04
1964
12.15
1981
3.90
1908
12.88
1911
6
3.68
1924
12.45
1986
4.27
1960
11.76
1947
3.93
1930
12.28
1985
7
3.69
1944
12.41
1925
4.96
1946
11.41
1990
4.14
1924
12.24
1951
8
3.71
1874
12.20
1911
5.09
1998
10.76
1987
4.34
1948
11.84
1945
9
3.97
1889
12.01
1985
5.18
1958
10.73
1988
4.57
1946
11.81
1942
10
4.20
1998
11.89
1992
5.26
1944
10.60
1972
4.71
1920
11.80
1970
11
4.30
1960
11.78
1879
5.31
1966
10.46
1973
4.79
1914
11.58
1995
12
4.51
1956
11.59
1954
5.68
1971
10.44
1942
4.92
1976
11.54
1957
13
4.55
1969
11.51
1988
5.86
1979
10.15
2000
5.14
1904
11.42
1981
14
4.55
1901
11.45
2000
5.92
1962
10.14
1983
5.22
2007
11.35
1941
15
4.88
1871
11.37
1926
6.00
1961
10.12
1970
5.29
1901
11.29
1902
16
4.93
1939
11.02
1957
6.08
2007
9.73
2005
5.34
1917
11.16
1928
17
5.07
1971
10.98
1919
6.25
1969
9.35
1977
5.38
1960
11.14
1959
18
5.07
1933
10.65
1981
6.31
1965
9.25
2006
5.40
1923
11.08
1992
19
5.08
1980
10.62
1890
6.35
1948
9.14
1945
5.49
1979
10.91
1977
20
5.12
1937
10.41
1951
6.42
1974
9.03
1951
5.70
1975
10.76
2005
* Detroit Area precipitation records date back to November 1870.
** Flint Bishop precipitation records date back to January 1942.
*** Saginaw Area precipitation records date back to January 1900.