This past September meant wet weather for Worthington

Rain was the big Worthington weather story for September, as the total rainfall measured at the Worthington Wastewater Treatment Plant during the month was more than five inches above the average September amount.

A total of 8.56 inches of rainfall was measured at the wastewater plant in September compared to the 3.21 inches that's typical. The biggest days for rain were 2.29 inches measured on the 7th, 1.46 inches on the 21^st and 1.19 inches on the 18th.

Worthington has now received a total of 25.48 inches of precipitation in January through September. That's a total that -- thanks to the past month — is within nearly half an inch of the 25.99 inches that's normal for the first nine months of a year.

High temperatures for the month were slightly above average at 73.6 degrees versus the average of 72.9. The average low temperature this past September was 56.8, much warmer than the typical low of 49.1. The highest temperature of the month was 92, which was measured on the 5th. The coolest was 45, which was measured on the 13th, 16^th and 17th.

For the first nine months of this year, Worthington has an average high of 62.7 degrees and average low of 40.4. By comparison, average highs and lows for the first nine months of the year are 58.4 and 37.7 degrees, respectively.