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These areas saw record rainfall in 2018.
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2018's Precip Records On
One Map2018 is 5th wettest year on record
Of 2,800 stations analyzed by Climate Central, 133 (across 21 states) saw record precipitation totals this year, and 685 saw yearly totals that were among the top 10 on record
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