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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 
304 PM CST TUE MAY 16 2017

...NEW DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS FOR MAY 15-16TH...
...WETTEST MAY DAY RECORDS...

THE FOLLOWING COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS ESTABLISHED NEW 
DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS FOR MAY 15-16. 

                  NEW DAILY                  RECORDS
                  RAINFALL                    DATE 
  LOCATION         RECORD     OLD RECORD     BACK TO
  --------        ---------   ----------     -------
ALTURA 5W MN        4.94"    0.28" IN 2009    2003
ELGIN 2SSW MN       3.43"    1.38" IN 1976    1939
HOKAH WWTP MN       2.96"    1.37" IN 1999    1948
WESTBY 3ENE WI      2.21"    1.88" IN 1977    1956
LA CROSSE 4NNW WI   2.13"    0.09" IN 2009    1999
LA CRESCENT DAM MN  2.00"    1.71" IN 1976    1939
LA CROSSE WFO WI    1.75"    0.14" IN 2009    2000
LA FARGE WI         1.42"    0.33" IN 1998    1940
READSTOWN WI        1.34"    0.74" IN 1965    1954
BYRON MN            1.33"    0.30" IN 1998    1993
NASHUA 2SW IA       1.26"    0.24" IN 2014    2001
IONIA 2W IA         0.85"    0.28" IN 2009    2002
ELMA IA             0.85"    0.83" IN 1910    1907
GARBERIA            0.62"    0.20" IN 2000    2000

WETTEST MAY DAY...

BOTH THE COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS NEAR ALTURA MN AND ELGIN MN 
HAD THIER WETTEST MAY DAY ON RECORD.

                 NEW MONTHLY                 
                  RAINFALL                 
  LOCATION         RECORD         OLD RECORD   
  --------        ---------       ----------   
ALTURA 5W MN        4.94"    3.33" ON MAY 20 2003
ELGIN 2SSW MN       3.43"    2.54" ON MAY 15 1999 

ALTURA WI HAD THEIR 2ND WETTEST DAY.  ONLY AUGUST 19, 2007 
WAS WETTER WITH 11.45 INCHES.

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BOYNE