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New rain record blows the old out of the water

Anne Virgina KoeppReporter Brookings made history in 2010 with the wettest year on record. “Total [rainfall] for the year is 36.80 inches,” said Dennis Todey, assistant professor at SDSU and state climatologist for South Dakota. “That is the highest annual total for Brookings ever recorded. The previous total was 33.12 inches in 2005.” Todey said [...]