July is off to a relatively dry start here in the Raccoon River Valley.

According to the National Weather Service, Perry received just over half an inch of rain this last week, for a total of 0.53 inch so far this month.

Guthrie Center received 0.18 inch this past week for a total of 0.28 inches since the start of July and Jefferson received 0.16 inch or 0.2 inch so far this month.

Normal monthly rainfall totals for July are 4.4 inches for Perry, 4.6 inches for Jefferson and 4.8 inches for Guthrie Center.