Can someone help with days of rain in STL?

Question

Extra credit in math (which I REALLY need) if we can find out how many days its rained in St.Louis, MO from January 1, 2008 to May 13, 2008. I already checked countless climate reports and even e-mailed the local meteorologist. Could someone please help!? Include your source if possible, it's needed to receive extra credit.

Answer 1

It depends on whether you mean days that precipitation was measured, or also inclusive of days where trace amounts were recorded.  For measurable precipitation (0.01 inch or greater), I come up with 48 days, while at least a trace of precipitation has been officially measured there 79 days as of May 13, 2008.  You can go here to see the data:http://www.weather.gov/climate/index.php...

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Oh, and do you mean strictly rain, or rain and/or snow?