729 SXUS99 KFSD 011517 RERFSD RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1015 AM CDT FRI OCT 1 2004 ...SPENCER IOWA RECORDS WETTEST MONTH ON RECORD... THE TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED AT SPENCER IOWA FOR SEPTEMBER 2004 WAS 14.10 INCHES. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD FOR THE MOST RAINFALL IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER...AS WELL AS THE MOST RAINFALL RECORDED IN ANY MONTH ON RECORD. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TOP 5 WETTEST MONTHS ON RECORD AT SPENCER... 14.10 INCHES IN SEPTEMBER 2004 12.13 INCHES IN AUGUST 1975 12.00 INCHES IN SEPTEMBER 1938 11.40 INCHES IN MAY 1959 10.11 INCHES IN JULY 1987 $$ GILLISPIE