Heavy Rain

Above is the NWS radar estimate of how much rain fell last night. Notice the heaviest of the rain occurred in east central part of the state.
Rain Totals from 7AM Tue 7 AM Wed
4.28" 4 mi W Maquoketa
3.90" Lowden
3.80" Gays Mills (WI)
3.75" Steuben (WI)
3.26" Boscobel (WI)
2.81" Dubuque
2.16" Burton (WI)
1.96" Garber
1.93" Guttenberg Dam 10
1.82" 4 mi SE Lansing
1.46" Rockville (WI)
1.43" Cuba City (WI)
1.32" Prairie du Chien (WI)
1.32" Elkader
0.98" McGregor
0.96" Marquette
0.93" 2 mi SSW Elgin
0.76" Dorchester
0.73" Ion
0.71" Edgewood
0.68" Littleport
0.65" Coggon
0.65" Waukon
0.27" Strawberry Point
0.18" Decorah
0.18" Postville
0.09" St. Ansgar
0.07" Fayette
0.08" Cresco
0.02" Charles City

More Rainfall totals to come. If you have a rainfall total put it in the comment section here and I will add it to the list.

Rainfall Totals Yesterday

1.63" 2 mi W Ionia
1.50" 3 mi W Marquette
1.48" McGregor
1.38" Jackson Junction
1.28" Elkader
1.26" Edgewood
1.23" Charles City
1.09" Cresco
1.07" Steuben (WI)
1.00" Garber
0.99" 1 mi NE Alpha
0.96" Boscobel (WI)
0.81" 10 mi NE Decorah
0.73" West Union
0.70" Littleport
0.69" Ion
0.67" Monona
0.64" Muscoda (WI)
0.62" Rockville (WI)
0.62" Ossian
0.61" Decorah
0.59" Guttenberg
0.53" Arlington
0.47" Oelwein
0.47" Cedar Rapids
0.44" Waterloo
0.26" Dubuque
0.21" Iowa City

Let me know how much rain you had. E-mail me at schnack@kwwl.com

Rainfall Totals

7AM Wed-7AM Thu

1.79" Rockford
1.64" What Cheer
1.59" Swisher
1.55" Belle Plaine
1.44" Cedar Rapids
1.31" Ladora
1.22" Clutier
1.22" 2 mi SE Walford
1.11" Waterloo
1.10" Osage
1.10" Vinton
1.03" Dumont
1.02" Buckeye
0.96" St. Ansgar
0.94" Iowa City
0.94" Coggon
0.87" Allison
0.84" Fayette
0.83" Colwell
0.81" Stanley
0.80" Independence
0.80" North English
0.79" Charles City
0.65" Washington
0.65" Lost Nation
0.64" Strawberry Point
0.59" Postville
0.57" Lowden
0.55" Garber
0.55" Littleport
0.51" Dubuque
0.50" Waukon
0.48" 4 mi SE Lansing
0.47" Edgewood
0.47" 4 mi W Maquoketa
0.40" Elkader
0.40" Ion
0.40" Lynxville Dam 9
0.37" Marquette
0.36" 1 mi WNW Anamosa
0.36" Prairie du Chien (WI)
0.28" Rockville (WI)
0.26" Steuben (WI)
0.20" Guttenburg Dam 10
0.20" Galena (IL)
0.12" McGregor
0.10" Burton (WI)
0.05" Boscobel (WI)

How much rain did you get? Let me know. schnack@kwwl.com

Rainfall Totals

Rainfall Totals
7AM Thu-7AM Fri

0.94" Steuben (WI)
0.64" St. Ansgar
0.63" Marquette
0.62" Ion
0.61" Littleport
0.60" Edgewood
0.56" Cedar Rapids
0.55" Strawberry Point
0.54" Ladora
0.52" Charles City
0.51" Garber
0.51" Stanley
0.50" Osage
0.47" Elkader
0.47" Coggon
0.42" Waterloo
0.42" Hampton
0.41" Iowa City
0.40" North English
0.39" Allison
0.39" Toledo
0.38" Belle Plaine
0.38" Fayette
0.35" 5 mi ENE Independence
0.35" Postville
0.34" Dumont
0.34" Washington
0.33" Lancaster (WI)
0.33" Garwin
0.31" Calmar
0.31" Boscobel (WI)
0.30" Tripoli
0.26" Waukon
0.25" New Hampton
0.17" Cresco
0.16" Dorchester
0.14" Dubuque
0.13" Parkersburg
0.10" Grundy Center
0.08" Lowden
0.08" Maquoketa

Rainfall Totals

Rain Totals
(7AM Wed-7AM Thu)

2.42" Parkersburg
1.85" Shell Rock
1.80" Allison
1.80" Grundy Center
1.58" Waterloo
1.40" Waukon
1.39" Dumont
1.26" Fayette
1.22" St. Ansgar
1.17" Decorah
1.03" 5 mi ENE Independence
0.99" Stanley
0.90" Garwin
0.88" Hampton
0.83" Charles City
0.70" Osage
0.68" Ion
0.57" Toledo
0.46" Elkader
0.46" Marquette
0.16" Prairie du Chien (WI)
0.15" Littleport
0.12" Garber
0.09" Clutier
0.09" Belle Plaine

Too Much vs. Too Little

The map to the right is a radar estimate of how much rain has fallen so far this month. It is a tale of two sides of the state. The eastern part of the state has seen very little rain while the southwest has seen too much rain.

Monthly totals:
7.46" Omaha
2.45" Des Moines
2.23" Ottumwa
2.04" Sioux City
1.38" Mason City
1.17" Cedar Rapids
1.15" Waterloo
0.88" Iowa City
0.78" Burlington
0.02" Dubuque
0.01" Moline

Rainfall Totals

Rainfall Totals
(7 AM Sun - 7 AM Mon)

2.10" Grinnell

1.80" Belle Plaine

1.56" Ladora

1.46" North English

1.43" Clutier

1.40" Iowa Falls

1.29" Toledo

1.26" Parkersburg

1.25" Grundy Center

1.17" Garwin

1.12" 2 mi. SE Walford

1.05" Hampton

1.04" Dumont

1.04" Cedar Rapids

0.99" Waterloo

0.98" Swisher

0.90" Washington

0.81" Iowa City

0.66" Charles City

0.65" Osage

0.59" St. Ansgar

0.59" 5 mi. ENE Independence

0.59" Coggon

0.56" Oelwein

0.54" Allison

0.51" Stanley

0.45" 2 mi. W Ionia

0.43" Triopoli

0.40" 3 mi. SE Waucom

0.33" Fayette

0.29" Strawberry Point

0.22" Lowden

0.21" Elma

0.20 Littleport

0.18" Edgewood

0.15" 4 mi SE Lansing

0.12" Cresco

0.11" Elkader

0.08" Garber

0.07" Waukon

0.07" Prairie du Chien (WI)

0.05" Ion

0.03" Decorah

0.01" Dubuque

Rainfall Totals

Rainfall Totals
(7AM Thu-7AM Fri)

0.65" Galena
0.57" Lowden
0.47" 4 mi W Maquoketa
0.41" Dubuque
0.33" Boscobel (WI)
0.33" Washington
0.31" Iowa City
0.28" 1 mi WNW Anamosa
0.27" North English
0.20" Steuben (WI)
0.18" 4 mi SE Lansing
0.13" Cedar Rapids
0.07" Garber
0.05" 2 mi SE Walford
0.05" Waukon
0.05" Marquette
0.05" Prairie du Chien (WI)
0.04" Ion
0.04" Coggon
0.02" Strawberry Point
0.01" Littleport

Rainfall Totals (so far)

24 Hour Rainfall Totals
(7 AM Wed-7AM Thu)

1.20" Garwin
1.16" Clutier
1.15" Ladora
1.07" Grundy Center
0.92" Toledo
0.88" Iowa Falls
0.79" North Enlish
0.78" Washington
0.74" Belle Plaine
0.74" Swisher
0.69" 2 mi SE Walford
0.68" Vinton
0.65" Iowa City
0.61" Cedar Rapids
0.60" Galena (IL)
0.61" 1 mi WNW Anamosa
0.59" 2 mi NW Cuba City (WI)
0.57" Lowden
0.53" Rockville (WI)
0.52" Dubuque
0.51" Coggon
0.50" 5 mi ENE Independence
0.47" Waterloo
0.47" Cascade
0.45" Dumont
0.44" Stanley
0.43" Maquoketa
0.42" 1 mi E Oelwein
0.41" Oelwein
0.41" Strawberry Point
0.38" Burton (WI)
0.37" Edgewood
0.36" 2 mi W Ionia
0.34" Charles City
0.33" Allison
0.32" New Hampton
0.30" Garber
0.30" Hampton
0.26" Littleport
0.26" Elma
0.25" Cowell
0.25" 4 mi WSW Lancaster (WI)
0.24" Fayette
0.22" 3 mi SE Waucoma
0.18" Osage
0.18" Guttenberg Dam 10
0.17" Gays Mills (WI)
0.16" Lynxville Dam 9
0.16" Boscobel (WI)
0.16" Calmar
0.16" Steuben (WI)
0.15" Ion
0.13" Cresco
0.11" Elkader
0.11" Waukon
0.10" Prairie du Chien (WI)
0.08" Marquette
0.08" 4 mi SE Lansing
0.07" Decorah
0.05" Dorchester
0.05" 2 mi SSW Elgin
0.04" St. Ansgar
0.03" Dorchester HWY 76

Rainfall Totals (so far)

24 Hour Rainfall Totals
(7AM Tue-7AM Wed)

1.95" Garwin
1.94" Dumont
1.88" Clutier
1.89" Allison
1.79" Hampton
1.71" Grundy Center
1.66" Tripoli
1.66" Fayette
1.63" Oelwein
1.30" 3 mi W Marquette
1.58" Waterloo (South Side)
1.54" 6 mi SSW Elkader
1.53" Lowden
1.52" Toledo
1.49" Waterloo*
1.46" Volga
1.46" Vinton
1.44" 1 mi WNW Anamosa
1.42" 2 mi W Oelwein
1.42" Iowa City
1.41" Elkader
1.40" Grinnell
1.40" Strawberry Point
1.40" Stanley
1.37" Edgewood
1.31" Swisher
1.29" Littleport
1.25" Sinsinawa (WI)
1.25" 5 mi ENE Independence
1.21" Dubuque
1.22" Rockford
1.20" 3 mi SE Waucoma
1.20" 2 mi W Ionia
1.19" North English
1.16" Garber
1.14" Cedar Rapids
1.14" Ionia
1.12" Maquoketa
1.11" Cascade
1.11" Charles City
1.10" New Hampton
1.08" Belle Plaine
1.07" Rockville
1.05" Prairie du Chien (WI)
1.03" Rockville (WI)
1.03" Coggon
1.00" Marquette
0.98" Colwell
0.96" Cuba City (WI)
0.95" Osage
0.90" Ion
0.89" Elma
0.88" Calmar
0.86" Boscobel (WI)
0.84" Burton (WI)
0.84" Steuben (WI)
0.84" 4 mi SE Steuben (WI)
0.84" Guttenberg Dam 10
0.78" St. Ansgar
0.69" 4 mi SE Lansing
0.66" Gays Mills (WI)
0.63" 1 mi NE Cresco
0.59" Dorchester HWY 76
0.51" Decorah



*1.43" fell yesterday breaking a daily rainfall record bac in 1965.

Rainfall Totals Apr. 22-23

1.00" Hampton
0.92" Cascade
0.77" Jackson Junction
0.77" Garwin
0.75" Walford
0.74" Dubuque
0.69" Rockville (WI)
0.65" 2 mi W Ionia
0.65" Dumont
0.60" Allison
0.59" Dorchester
0.58" Charles City
0.55" New Hampton
0.55" Grundy Center
0.53" 5 mi ENE Independence
0.52" Fayette
0.51" Cedar Rapids
0.51" Burton (WI)
0.51" Littleport
0.50" Marquette
0.49" Iowa Falls
0.49" Waterloo
0.47" Toledo
0.47" Steuben (WI)
0.46" Elkader
0.45" Tripoli
0.45" Parkersburg
0.43" Clutier
0.42" Cresco
0.41" Garber
0.41" Ossian
0.40" Guttenberg Dam 10
0.39" Oelwein
0.38" Swisher
0.37" Edgewood
0.37" Ion
0.36" Iowa City
0.36" Prairie du Chien (WI)
0.36" Decorah
0.33" Belle Plaine
0.33" 4 mi W Maquoketa
0.32" Galena (IL)
0.31" Boscobel (WI)
0.27" McGregor
0.24" Muscoda (WI)
0.20" North English
0.13" Lowden
0.05" Washington