Record Rainfall Tuesday Afternoon

It was a very rainy Tuesday afternoon and evening with many locations receiving over an inch of rain.  Rockford broke the daily rainfall record Tuesday with 1.36 inches falling.  The previous record was 0.97 inches set all the way back in 1967.

The beginning of the month was very rainy with nearly four inches of rain coming down within the first week and a half.  The remainder of the month had been fairly dry, and cool, until Tuesday afternoon.  Skies will remain dry through the end of the week, but a series of storm systems early next week will bring back the chance for more rain, followed by a quick cool down.