Superstorm Sandy Pushes Cleveland Rainfall to October Record

The fringes of Superstorm Sandy reached well into the Midwest, as Cleveland reported a peak wind gust of 68 mph at 11:25 pm on October 29. Heavy rainfall also pushed the monthly precipitation to new records at Cleveland and Mansfield, and near-record amounts were observed elsewhere in Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania. From the National Weather Service:

CLEVELAND HOPKINS OCTOBER 2012 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL AS OF 5PM  
TODAY WAS 10.24 INCHES WHICH IS THE WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. THE   
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 9.50 INCHES SET BACK IN 1954.  
  
MANSFIELD LAHM AIRPORT OCTOBER 2012 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL AS  
OF 5PM TODAY WAS 7.26 INCHES WHICH IS THE WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD.   
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 7.02 INCHES SET BACK IN 1919.  
  
YOUNGSTOWN REGIONAL AIRPORT OCTOBER 2012 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL  
AS OF 5PM TODAY WAS 5.80 INCHES WHICH RANKS THE 4TH WETTEST OCTOBER  
ON RECORD. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 5.43 INCHES SET IN 1946.    
  
AKRON CANTON REGIONAL AIRPORT OCTOBER 2012 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION   
TOTAL AS 5PM TODAY WAS 5.22 INCHES WHICH IS THE RANKED AS THE 3RD   
WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD.  
  
ERIE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OCTOBER 2012 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL  
AS OF 5PM TODAY WAS 7.98 INCHES AND TIES THE RECORD OF THE 3RD   
WETTEST OCTOBER SET IN 1926.