City of Yankton sets record for annual precipitation

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) - It’s been a wet year in Yankton - wetter than any other, in fact.

The Daily Press & Dakotan reports that the city has set a record for annual precipitation, with six months still to go in the year.

Yankton has received 39.71 inches of precipitation so far in 2018. The previous record was 39.2 inches in 2010.

City records date to at least 1880.

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Information from: Yankton Press and Dakotan, http://www.yankton.net/