Moderate to heavy rains fell on much of the Region, with amounts of at least 0.5 inch falling on most locations. Swaths of heavy to excessive rainfall (over 2 inches) were noted over sizeable areas in northwestern and southern Minnesota, southern and eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin, much of northern Illinois, central Indiana, parts of western Ohio, and isolated locations across southern Kentucky, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and central through northern Missouri. For the most part, maximum precipitation totals of about 5 inches were observed in isolated spots across the aforementioned areas, but excessive amounts of 5 o 7 inches were more widespread in a band stretching from Kandiyohi and Chippewa Counties in interior southern Minnesota southeastward through portions of Renville, McLeod, Sibley, and Le Sueur Counties. All dryness and drought was removed from this region, and relatively broad areas of improvement were also introduced in northwestern Minnesota, southeastern Wisconsin, northern Illinois, parts of central and northwestern Indiana, and southeastern Kentucky. In sharp contrast, heavier rains missed some areas in the Region, and in areas where dry weather had prevailed over the previous few weeks, dryness and drought intensified. This included east-central and west-central Michigan, northern Wisconsin, part of central and northwestern Iowa, and the northern and southern tiers of Missouri. These locations recorded 10 to 50 percent of normal rain for the past 30 days while 90-day totals near or under half of normal were observed through northern Wisconsin, parts of central and northern Minnesota, and a few patches farther south across Lower Michigan, Missouri, Illinois, and some of northern Indiana and Ohio. 90-day deficits of 4 to locally 8 inches encompass much of northern Wisconsin and adjacent Michigan, and a few other areas scattered across the Region.

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