It was another wet week for a lot of the Raccoon River Valley area, and an extremely wet month of August.

According to the National Weather Service, Jefferson received more than 2.5 inches of rain this past week.  Guthrie Center saw almost 2 inches and though data is missing for part of the week in Perry, there was at least 1.4 inches of rain.

Guthrie Center also saw more than 10 inches of rain in August, more than double their normal monthly total.  Jefferson received more than 6.5 inches last month, far more than the less than 4 inch average. Perry received at least 7.5 inches in August, compared to their just over 4 inch normal monthly total.

September is typically a little drier.  Guthrie Center usually sees around 3.4 inches, Perry around 3.1 inches and Jefferson just under two inches.