2026 has been abnormally wet, and the pace isn’t slowing any time soon

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — It was less than one year ago when Rochester recorded just 0.3″ of rain in an entire month, launching the area into severe drought conditions for the month of October.

That dry stretch feels like a distant memory.

The severe drought conditions improved to “moderate” by November, but drought wasn’t fully wiped away from WNY until the end of March 2026, which placed 4th for wettest Marches in Rochester’s history…

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