While portions of north east Iowa are abnormally dry, the Raccoon River Valley has surpassed average August rainfall totals, with more than a week left to go.
According to the National Weather Service, Jefferson has received 1.36 inches of rain this week, bringing their total so far this month to 4.11 inches.
Perry has seen 1.14 inches since our last report, for a total of 4.6 inches in August.
Guthrie Center received 0.88 inch this week for a total of 5.64 inches of rain so far.
Normal August rainfall in Jefferson is 3.95 inches, Perry typically sees just over four inches an Guthrie Center usually gets almost 4.4 inches.