It was a wet week in the Raccoon River Valley.

According to the National Weather Service, Guthrie Center received 3.1 inches of rain this past week alone, for a total of more than 6.4 inches so far this month. Perry received almost 2.6 inches of precipitation since our last report for a total of more than 4 inches over the first three weeks of September.

Normal rainfall amounts are around 2.3 inches.