Confirmed: This is Chicago's Wettest April

Official records indicate 8.54 inches of rain as of Wednesday

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013  |  Updated 10:40 PM CDT

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Octavio Castillo paddles a boat down a flooded street to reach the home of his cousin on April 19, 2013 in Des Plaines.

As if we really needed official confirmation, this is now the wettest April on record in Chicago, according to the National Weather Service.

The .70 inches of rain that fell at O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday brought the monthly total to 8.54 inches, a new monthly rainfall record, the weather service said.

The Top 5 wettest Aprils on record in Chicago are:

• 2013 -- 8.54 inches
• 1947 -- 8.33 inches
• 1975 -- 7.84 inches
• 1909 -- 7.73 inches
• 1983 -- 7.69 inches

Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/stories/chicago-april-2013-wettest-ever-204607461.html#ixzz2RTkZqv00