Think this spring has been wet? The entire past year just set a record

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the past 12 months (ending in April) have been the wettest in the U.S. since the agency began its tracking in 1895.

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer ran down that news — and the latest in Minnesota's wet weather — with retired University of Minnesota climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley.

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