The Raccoon River Valley finally received some measurable rain this past week.
According to the National Weather Service, Jefferson added another 1.35 inches of rain to their total of 1.43 inches this month. Perry added just under an inch for a total of 1.1 inches so far and Guthrie Center received their first precipitation since September when 1.29 inches fell.
Usually, our local area sees between 2.4 and 2.6 inches of rain in October.