October has quickly picked up where September left off with heavy rainfall falling over much of the state again. September finished above average for precipitation for Ames with the featured chart showing the frequency of a month having above average precipitation over the past 30 years. The average is computed over the period of record data. It is interesting to note the differences between the months with January being much below the other months. April also stands out as wet springs have been the norm recently.

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