NewsAugust 9, 2013
Rain records set Thursday, Friday at Cape Girardeau
Records for rainfall were set on two consecutive days this week at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. The Aug. 8 was set Thursday at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, when 1.14 inches fell in 24 hours. The previous record was 0.95 inches in 1991...
Southeast Missourian
A record for rainfall on Aug. 8 was set Thursday at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, when 1.14 inches fell in 24 hours.
The previous record was 0.95 inches in 1991. Through Thursday, 1.57 inches had fallen at the airport, compared to the 0.75 inches that normally falls through Aug. 8, according to the National Weather Service's daily almanac.
The record for rainfall through Aug. 8 was set in 2009, when 3.74 inches had already fallen. Last year, only 0.04 inches was recorded from Aug. 1 through 8.
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Much of Thursday's rain fell in about one hour, the National Weather Service said Thursday.
The duration and volume of rain this week caused the Cape Girardeau wastewater treatment plant to release untreated and partially treated sewage into the Mississippi River for several hours because the system was taxed beyond its capacity.
Pertinent address:
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, Cape Girardeau, MO
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