RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
449 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

…MULTIPLE RECORDS SET AT DUBUQUE IA…

* A RECORD RAINFALL OF 7.47 INCHES FELL IN DUBUQUE IA YESTERDAY 7/27. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 3.10 INCHES SET IN 1896.

* A MONTHLY DAILY RAINFALL RECORD OF 7.47 INCHES FOR JULY WAS ALSO SET IN DUBUQUE IA. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS JULY MONTHLY RECORD FOR A DAY OF 6.28 INCHES SET BACK ON JULY 1, 1961

* A 24-HR RAINFALL RECORD OF 10.62 INCHES WAS SET IN DUBUQUE IA BETWEEN 7/27 – 7/28. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS 24-HR RAINFALL RECORD OF 8.96 INCHES SET BACK ON 8/21/2002 – 8/22/2002.

* A RECORD RAINFALL OF 3.27 INCHES FELL TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 2.30 INCHES SET BACK IN 1990. THIS NEW RECORD MAY BE HIGHER IF ANY RAIN FALLS DURING THE REST OF THE CALENDAR DAY.