RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
439 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

…RECORD DAILY RAINFALL AT DUBUQUE IA YESTERDAY…

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 7.47 INCHES FELL AT DUBUQUE IA YESTERDAY. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 3.10 INCHES SET IN 1896. THIS ALSO EXCEEDED THE JULY ONE DAY PRECIPITATION RECORD OF 6.28 INCHES SET ON JULY 1 1961.