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Flood — Butler, IA

Apr 25, 2008

April temperatures averaged 46.4�� or 2.1�� below normal while pecipitation totaled 5.93 inches or 2.60 inches above normal. This ranks as the 31st coldest and 2nd wettest April among 136 years of state records. The only wetter April was recorded in 1999 with 6.25 inches of precipitation. The last colder April was in 1997. The big weather news of the month was precipitation. Rainfall was frequent during the month with three storm systems each dropping an average of over an inch

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 92810). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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