A very wet April

In his weekly chat with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer, retired University of Minnesota meteorologist Mark Seeley discusses a number of topics including the large amount of rain we've been getting this month.

Mark Seeley
Mark Seeley
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Many areas have accumulated over six inches of precipitation so far in April. In fact the southwestern counties with an average total over 4.30 inches are already in the top ten wettest Aprils in that part of the state. Yet more precipitation is expected on the weekend and again on Tuesday.

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