Compared to last week, the past several days have been quite dry here in the Raccoon River Valley.
According to the National Weather Service, Perry received a total of 10.9 inches of rain during the month of June. Jefferson received almost 8.7 inches and Guthrie Center saw 12.7 inches of rain.
This week, 0.37 inch of rain fell over Perry, 0.32 inch was received in Jefferson and just 0.15 inch fell in Guthrie Center.
Local normal monthly rainfall totals for July range between 4.4 and 4.8 inches.