Rainfall totals: North Dakota Was Moist Over The Weekend

We just wrapped up a 3-day soaker in south-central North Dakota where some of the heaviest rain fell in the state.

Just about all of North Dakota saw soaking rains over the weekend and some areas really needed it. Drought conditions persist over much of the northern half of the state. In fact, here's the latest drought monitor map that was just released late last week for North Dakota.

It's kind of a departure from normal, where typically southwest North Dakota is battling drought.

U.S. Drought Monitor

We've been fortunate in south-central North Dakota where we have seen steady rains over much of 2023.

There are several chances for more rain in the forecast over the next couple of weeks, so hopefully some of these drought-stricken areas will receive the rain they need without messing up the harvest.

Here are your 72-hour rainfall totals over North Dakota from this past weekend (Friday-Sunday), according to weather.us.

Wing-2.10 inches of rain.

5 miles northeast of Menoken-3.4 inches of rain. (area high water mark)

Bismarck-2.08 inches of rain.

Mandan-2.31 inches of rain.

Lincoln-2.01 inches of rain.

Breien-2.45 inches of rain.

Sterling-2.73 inches of rain.

Driscoll-3.10 inches of rain.

Dickinson-.75 inches of rain.

Richardton-.91 inches of rain.

Hebron-1.10 inches of rain.

Minot-.93 inches of rain.

5 miles west of Great Bend-4.4 inches of rain. (high water mark for the state)

Fargo-1.3 inches of rain.

Grand Forks-.98 inches of rain.

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