491 SXUS73 KDVN 212127 RERDBQ PRELIMINARY RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 319 PM CST THU DEC 21 2006 ...RECORD DAILY RAINFALL AMOUNT SET AT DUBUQUE... A RECORD DAILY RAINFALL AMOUNT OF 0.52 INCHES HAS FALLEN AT DUBUQUE AS OF 3 PM TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.25 INCHES LAST SET IN 1920. THE RAIN AT DUBUQUE HAS STOPPED FOR NOW...BUT SEVERAL HUNDREDTHS COULD BE ADDED TO THE RECORD IF MORE RAIN OCCURS. IF FURTHER AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION OCCUR AND ARE ADDED TO THIS VALUE...A NEW REPORT WILL BE ISSUED. $$ WE