Record Rainfall Across the Area in June 2014

...Heavy Rainfall Across the Region in June...

June brought an end to drought conditions across portions of South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. Drought was replaced, however, by heavy rainfall and widespread flooding. Regional rainfall totals greater than 8" were common, with a few locations receiving monthly rainfall amounts as great as 15 to even 18 inches! These totals were more than 600% the average rainfall for the month of June. Here is a graphic depicting the rainfall totals for the month along with the percent from normal precipitation for this month.


*June 2014 Monthly Rainfall*	*June Rainfall - Percent from Normal*

For the year, locations such as Sioux Falls and Sioux City, started the month of June with precipitation deficits of 2.00" and 4.33" respectively. By the end of June, these same locations now have precipitation surpluses of 5" to 6". The trace of yearly precipitation for Sioux Falls shows the sharp increase in precipitation by the middle of the month.

Year-to-Date Precipitation Totals for Sioux Falls

In Sioux City, the trace of yearly precipitation was more dramatic as heavy rain fell across the city during the middle of the month.

Year-to-Date Precipitation Totals for Sioux City

Rankings:

Year-to-Date (6/30) Precipitation Rankings- Sioux City
Rank	Total	Year
1	22.39"	1903
2	22.16"	1984
3	21.90"	2014
4	20.14"	1962
5	19.87"	1998
6	19.80"	1999
7	19.45"	2011
8	19.04"	2007
9	18.71"	1927

Year-to-Date (6/30) Precipitation Rankings - Sioux Falls
Rank	Total	Year
1	20.85	1993
2	20.47	1984
3	19.68	1908
4	19.34	1909
5	19.29	1920
6	19.14	1951
7	19.04	2004
8	18.68	2014
9	18.34	1965
10	18.14	1935

June Precipitation Rankings - Sioux City
Rank	Total	Year
1	16.65"	2014
2	8.78"	1967
3	8.67"	1957
4	8.47"	1929
5	7.90"	1999
6	7.63"	1962
7	7.40"	1940
8	6.81"	1954
9	6.79"	1984
10	6.61"	1898

June Precipitation Rankings - Sioux Falls
Rank	Total	Year
1	13.70"	2014
2	8.43"	1984
3	8.35"	1909
4	7.94"	1951
5	7.83"	2010
6	7.28"	1943
7	7.27"	1947
8	7.21"	1914
9	7.17"	1925
10	7.13"	1919

Additional Stations and Rankings for June Precipitation:

City June Total Ranking Record Year Missing Days

Canton	19.75	1st	10.96"	1954	0
Cherokee	16.92	1st	13.11"	2010	0
Sioux Rapids 4E	16.33	1st	11.69"	1993	1
Rock Rapids	15.86	1st	10.98"	1984	0
LeMars	15.31	1st	9.65"	1950	0
Sheldon	15.18	1st	10.49"	1953	0
Emerson	14.45	1st	12.48"	1967	0
Holstein	14.2	1st	13.42"	1967	0
Luverne	13.84	1st	9.13"	1993	0
Rock Valley	13.7	1st	13.07"	1983	0
Centerville 6SE	13.07	1st	11.02"	1983	0
Wakefield	12.79	1st	12.40"	1967	0
Primghar	12.69	1st	12.35"	2010	0
Sibley 3NE	12.47	1st	11.20"	1914	1
Sioux Center 2SE	12.46	1st	11.84"	1971	0
Lake Wilson	12.18	2nd	13.42"	1993	6
Peterson	11.99	1st	10.70"	1954	21
Vermillion 2SE	11.36	1st	9.13"	1999	0
Spencer	10.99	1st	8.11"	2010	7
Lakefield 2NE	10.96	1st	6.96"	1951	0
Marshall	10.46	3rd	13.83"	1957	1
Worthington 2NNE	10.03	3rd	12.29"	1993	0
Minneota	9.61	5th	11.97"	1993	4
Colton	9.59	2nd	10.04"	2010	2
Yankton 2E	9.56	2nd	9.68"	1941	1
Spencer 1N	9.15	5th	12.81"	2010	11
Akron	9	4th	10.49"	1971	10
Hawarden	9	4th	15.79"	1983	2
Flandreau	8.98	4th	10.05"	1984	0
Brookings 2NE	8.8	6th	10.21"	1994	0
Marion	8.56	3rd	14.19"	1984	0
Montrose	8.21	5th	10.18"	1993	1
Tracy	8.17	6th	9.47"	1919	0
Pipestone	7.78	8th	9.86"	1993	0
Howard	6.91	9th	11.78"	2010	0
Chamberlain 5S	5.32	10th	8.99"	2005	0
Mitchell	4.19	5th	9.98"	2010	0