Recent rainfall set state records for month of August
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Grand Meadow in southern Minnesota was hit with nearly 6.5 inches of rain on Sunday.
“There's nowhere in the state that's ever had that much rain on that date,” said meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley.
It marks an all-time state record for the date of Aug. 17.
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Seeley about the rain in their weekly weather chat. For the full conversation and details on the annual State Fair Weather Quiz on Aug. 25, click the player above.
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