The Tristate is not likely to get a break until next week from what has been a soggy spring.
May in Greater Cincinnati has started out pretty much the same as the month before: wet.
The region set a new record for rainfall in April, with 9.77 inches, beating the previous mark of 8.62 inches set in 1947. Normal rainfall for April is less than 4 inches.
And for May's first week, the rainfall is slightly ahead of normal, said National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Torrence.
Showers remain in the region's forecast through Monday, Mr. Torrence said. The chance of precipitation is about 80 percent today, then will drop to about 40 percent for the weekend, according to the weather service.
Today's rain is likely the result of a low-pressure system slowly moving through the region, Mr. Torrence said. Along with the precipitation, the system will bring cloudy skies and remain over Greater Cincinnati through the weekend. The first dry day in the forecast is Tuesday, he said.
As of 5 p.m. Thursday, about 1.05 inches of rain had fallen in Greater Cincinnati in May, compared with a normal 0.94 inch of precipitation for the first seven days of the month, Mr. Torrence said.
