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July 2010 Precipitation Totals
Author: Natalie Umphlett - High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2010-08-02 20:31:06
Updated: 2010-08-18 14:15:29
July 2010 was wet for many locations across Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Southeastern South Dakota and northeastern Nebraska, where precipitation was 200-300 percent of normal, were hit particularly hard this month and flooding along many rivers continues even now.
Early in the month heavy precipitation in the panhandle of Nebraska led to flooding and even evacuations in the town of Lodgepole. Meanwhile, 6.95 inches of precipitation fell in 24 hours (July 4-5) in Dodge City, Kansas setting a new record for the greatest 24-hour precipitation ever recorded there!
Later in the month, more storms brought heavy precipitation to southeastern South Dakota where street flooding was reported in Sioux Falls, Mitchell, and Vermillion. In addition to the heavy rains, a record breaking hailstone with a diameter of 8 inches fell in Vivian.
Monsoonal moisture brought heavy rains to Colorado as well, pushing the Trinidad Perry Stokes Airport up to the wettest July on record with 6.84 inches.
Below is a list of the locations which made it into the top 10 list for July. For questions or comments, please contact us.
| Location | Month to Date Precipitation (inches) | July Rank | Record/Year | Period of Record |
| Arthur, NE | 7.45 | WETTEST | 7.14/1958 | 1929-2010 |
| Marion, SD | 12.74 | WETTEST | 9.47/1915 | 1901-2010 |
| Trinidad Perry Stokes AP, CO | 6.84 | WETTEST | 6.55/1981 | 1948-2010 |
| Vermillion 2 SE, SD | 11.99 | WETTEST | 9.63/1907 | 1893-2010 |
| Wessington Springs, SD | 10.78 | WETTEST | 7.55/1907 | 1893-2010 |
| Yankton 2E, SD | 10.21 | WETTEST | 8.86/1972 | 1932-2010 |
| Dodge City, KS | 8.40 | 2nd wettest | 9.13/1962 | 1875-2010 |
| Eastonville 2 NNW, CO | 6.28 | 2nd wettest | 6.41/1998 | 1956-2010 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 8.55 | 2nd wettest | 9.11/1900 | 1893-2010 |
| Wakefield, NE | 7.77 | 2nd wettest | 10.28/1972 | 1894-2010 |
| Waterdale, CO | 5.41 | 2nd wettest | 6.14/1982 | 1902-2010 |
| White Lake, SD | 7.44 | 2nd wettest | 7.49/1992 | 1909-2010 |
| Bloomfield, NE | 7.02 | 3rd wettest | 7.99/1999 | 1906-2010 |
| Centerville 6 SE, SD | 8.04 | 3rd wettest | 12.54/1900 | 1897-2010 |
| De Smet, SD | 7.74 | 3rd wettest | 8.99/1921 | 1893-2010 |
| Effingham, KS | 9.69 | 3rd wettest | 18.65/1993 | 1960-2010 |
| Hay Springs 12 S, NE | 5.05 | 3rd wettest | 5.57/1962 | 1952-2010 |
| Huron, SD | 6.43 | 3rd wettest | 6.69/1993 | 1881-2010 |
| Independence, KS | 11.11 | 3rd wettest | 11.73/1950 | 1893-2010 |
| Iola 1 W, KS | 11.05 | 3rd wettest | 17.61/1992 | 1906-2010 |
| Karval, CO | 8.00 | 3rd wettest | 8.95/1998 | 1942-2010 |
| Miltonvale, KS | 10.67 | 3rd wettest | 13.31/1993 | 1948-2010 |
| Walthill, NE | 8.66 | 3rd wettest | 9.33/1972 | 1909-2010 |
| Brookings 2 NE, SD | 6.71 | 4th wettest | 12.10/1963 | 1893-2010 |
| Forestburg 3 NE, SD | 6.49 | 4th wettest | 7.59/1915 | 1893-2010 |
| Mount Hope, KS | 9.29 | 4th wettest | 12.63/1950 | 1893-2010 |
| Camp Crook, SD | 4.85 | 5th wettest | 6.02/1989 | 1893-2010 |
| Herington, KS | 9.11 | 5th wettest | 13.11/1951 | 1918-2010 |
| Lemmon, SD | 5.66 | 5th wettest | 9.64/1993 | 1908-2010 |
| Sidney Municipal AP, NE | 4.89 | 5th wettest | 5.80/1982 | 1948-2010 |
| White City, KS | 9.23 | 5th wettest | 13.57/1993 | 1961-2010 |
| Chanute Martin Johnson AP, KS | 10.29 | 6th wettest | 16.36/1992 | 1894-2010 |
| Parsons 2 NW, KS | 9.42 | 6th wettest | 13.39/1992 | 1925-2010 |
| Tyndall, SD | 7.21 | 6th wettest | 10.22/1962 | 1893-2010 |
| Butte, NE | 6.60 | 7th wettest | 8.87/1993 | 1906-2010 |
| Kennebec, SD | 5.03 | 7th wettest | 8.89/1915 | 1893-2010 |
| Ordway 2 ENE, CO | 4.33 | 7th wettest | 5.03/1941 | 1915-2010 |
| Bonner Springs, KS | 8.10 | 8th wettest | 16.24/1993 | 1938-2010 |
| Osawatomie, KS | 7.38 | 9th wettest | 17.83/1958 | 1944-2010 |
| Columbia 8 N, SD | 4.34 | 10th wettest | 7.39/2000 | 1949-2010 |
| Gregory, SD | 4.82 | 10th wettest | 8.65/1981 | 1906-2010 |
| Menno, SD | 5.77 | 10th wettest | 10.52/1900 | 1896-2010 |