BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A rainfall record set in 1884 finally has been broken in this city.
The National Weather Service said Bismarck got a record 1.95 inches of rain Wednesday, topping the May 30 mark of 1.53 inches set more than 120 years ago.
Dickinson also set a record, with 0.95 inch, topping the 0.86-inch mark set two years ago.
The weather service said Bismarck has received 5.34 inches of rain for the month of May.
And more rain is expected.
"This systems that brought all this rain in the past 24 hours is only slowing moving off to the east. So until it's entirely out of here, over the next day or two days, we'll probably see showers on and off in our area," said forecaster Len Peterson, at the National Weather Service in Bismarck.
Peterson said most of the state got at least a trace of rain Wednesday.
Forecasters said areas around Lehr, in northern McIntosh County, were among the wettest in the state Wednesday, with 2.7 inches of rain reported by about 6:30 p.m.
The weather service said a tornado was reported about 2 miles west of Page at about 6 p.m. on Wednesday. The tornado touched down briefly but no damage was reported, the weather service said.
Posted in Local on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 7:00 pm Updated: 3:47 pm.
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