Hurricane Erin Moving Away from the North Carolina Coast, Dangerous Surf & Rip Currents Continue; Hazardous Heat out West

Tropical storm conditions, storm surge flooding and coastal flooding continue today across the Outer Banks and portions of the Mid-Atlantic coast. Life-threatening rip currents and high surf continue to impact much of the East Coast through the end of the week. Hazardous, record heat will continue across the Western U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

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2016 was the wettest year on record for the Twin Cities area in Minnesota. 40.32 inches of precipitation fell, eclipsing the previous record of 40.15 inches back in 1911. Data goes back to 1871. The top 5 annual precipitation years are listed below, along with a graphic showing the breakdown by month for 2016 and comparison to normal.

2016 - 40.32"
1911 - 40.15"
1965 - 39.94"
1983 - 39.07"
1881 - 39.06"

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Hurricane Erin Moving Away from the North Carolina Coast, Dangerous Surf & Rip Currents Continue; Hazardous Heat out West

Wettest Year on Record for the Twin Cities