…RECORD RAINFALL SET IN DES MOINES…

THE DES MOINES AIRPORT RECEIVED 4.53 INCHES OF RAIN THURSDAY. THIS SETS A RECORD FOR RAINFALL FOR THIS DATE BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 2.23 INCHES SET BACK IN 1984. THIS IS THE THIRD HIGHEST DAILY JUNE RAINFALL TOTAL ON RECORD…WITH THE HIGHEST BEING 5.48 INCHES ON JUNE 12 1947.