This broke the old record of 1.57 inches set in 1898.
[7:10 PM] A record rainfall of 1.61 inches was set at Cincinnati today. This breaks the old record of 1.57 inches set in 1898. This record event report will be updated at the end of the day. #cincywx
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) January 10, 2024
Dayton and Columbus also broke daily rainfall records.
Dayton also recorded 1.63 inches of rain Tuesday, which broke a 94-year-old daily rainfall record of 1.09 inches set in 1930.
Columbus also broke a daily rainfall record with 1.44 inches to break the old record of 0.86 set 126 years ago in 1898.
Another strong system will sweep through the region Friday into Saturday, leading temperatures to trend much lower for the upcoming weekend, the NWS said.
Rain will arrive Friday, mainly after 10 a.m. with a high temperature near 44 degrees. Rain continues Friday night, which likely will transition to snow overnight, which will have a low around 25 degrees.
Saturday will be cloudy with a high temperature below freezing, near 30 degrees. There also is a chance of snow.
A chance of snow lingers Saturday night, which will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 10 degrees.
Wind chills between zero and 5 below zero are expected Sunday, which will be mostly cloudy with a high well below freezing, near 22 degrees. There is a chance of snow Sunday night, which will be mostly cloudy with a low around 10 degrees.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day will have morning wind chills between zero and 5 below zero. It will be even colder with a high near 20 degrees and mostly cloudy skies with a chance of snow.
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