The featured chart displays accumulated precipitation for Ames for this year, last year, and range for all years since 1 April. For the period, the accumulation is about average. While individual rainfall events have been recently plentiful, individual storm totals have not gotten out of hand. You can generate charts like this on this website, for your own period, and location in the midwest of your choice.

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