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Detroit has had its wettest year in recorded history, since 1874, and Flint has also experienced one of the wettest years in its history.  Here are the statistics on the very wet year across Southeast Michigan...

 

  Yearly Precipitation through December 31st Current Ranking Wettest Year Since... Top Three Wettest Years
Detroit 47.70 1st -

47.70 in 2011

47.69 in 1880

45.44 in 1881

Flint 40.95 4th 1975

45.38 in 1975

44.74 in 1950

41.69 in 1947

Saginaw 33.79 31st 2006

43.36 in 1928

41.64 in 1996

40.98 in 1902

 

  2011 Months Ranked in the Top Twenty 2011 Seasons Ranked in the Top Twenty

Detroit

February - 16th

March - 18th

April - 4th

May - 14th

July - 2nd

September - 4th

November - 1st

Spring - 2nd

Autumn - 1st

Flint

February - 12th

March - 6th

April - 5th

May - 2nd

July - 5th

Spring - 1st