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La Crosse, WI (KROC AM News) - There has been a sudden turnaround in the dry spell that settled over southeast Minnesota last month.

Rochester’s official rainfall Thursday was .65 inches - almost as much as the total from all of April (.81).

It was also the most precipitation in a 24-hour period since mid-March.

A weather system that has included storms and much-needed rain moved into the region earlier this week and may linger a few more days. It has already produced more than an inch of rain in the Rochester area, helping ease the drought conditions that have been building in recent weeks.

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The National Weather Service says from May 11 to May 18, most areas in northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and western Wisconsin received less than a quarter of an inch of rain. This has left most of the area in a moderate drought.

The NWS says from April 1 through May 19, Rochester received 1.79 inches, nearly 4 inches below normal. This was the second driest start to a growing season. The only year which was drier was 2007 (1.31 inches).

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