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SXUS99 KDSM 011749
RERDSM
                                                                                
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1249 PM CDT TUE JUN 01 2004
                                                                                
...RECORD MONTHLY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION SET AT MASON CITY...
                                                                                
12.52 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL DURING THE MONTH OF MAY IN MASON
CITY. THIS DEMOLISHED THE OLD RECORD AMOUNT FOR MAY OF 8.42 INCHES
SET IN 1918. IT HAS ALSO BEEN ONE OF THE WETTEST MONTHS EVER...
RANKING 4TH ON THE ALL-TIME LIST. THE TABLE BELOW IS A LIST OF THE
TOP 5 WETTEST MONTHS EVER RECORDED IN MASON CITY.
                                                                                
RANK    MONTH            TOTAL
 1      AUG  1980        15.76
 2      SEPT 1965        14.41
 3      JUNE 1954        14.35
 4      MAY  2004        12.52
 5      AUG  1928        12.28
                                                                                
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