![Over Half Inch of Rain in St. Cloud on Friday](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2018/03/Wx-Cancels-RAINSTORM-C.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Over Half Inch of Rain in St. Cloud on Friday
ST CLOUD (WJON News) -- The brief passing downpour in central Minnesota during the midday on Friday gave us a good shot of rain in a short period of time.
The National Weather Service says we officially had .55 of an inch of rain at the St. Cloud Regional Airport.
That brings us to 4.50 inches now for the month of August, which is 1.30 inches above normal for the month so far.
For the summer months of June, July and August we're at 7.00 inches. That's 3.55 inches below normal.
Friday's rain also knocked us out of the Top 10 driest summers on record in St. Cloud. The tenth driest was 6.81 inches in 2001.
![AM 1240 WJON logo](https://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2021/11/attachment-wjonam-alexacard-big.jpg?w=100)
The forecast isn't calling for any significant rain, if any, at least into the middle of next week. So, the rain on Friday was welcomed by many to help ease the drought conditions at least a little bit.
READ RELATED ARTICLES
- St. Cloud Approve Interim Moratorium on Cannabis Shops
- Sartell Implements 2-Day Lawn Watering Schedule
- Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Shows
- Minnesota Taxpayers' One-Day Rebate Payments Starting
- Sauk Rapids EDA Buying Property for Future Development
- Downtown St. Cloud Is Coming Back with Big Changes
Come Visit Buckman, Minnesota in Pictures
More From AM 1240 WJON
![Going to the Trump Rally in St. Cloud? Here’s What You Need to Know](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2024/07/attachment-Trump-at-RNC-Photo-Brandon-Bell-Getty-Images.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Brainerd Woman Hurt in Sherburne County Crash Friday](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2019/12/State-Patrol2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Four-Vehicle Pileup Injures Three People Near Buffalo](http://townsquare.media/site/669/files/2020/09/State-Patrol-Cruiser-Andy-Brownell-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Evidence of Increased COVID Cases in St. Cloud Area](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2021/12/attachment-Coughing.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![23 Grants Awarded in Central Minnesota Totaling Over $195,000](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2020/03/Money-stock-image1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![See “Purple Rain” on a HUGE Screen This Weekend in MPLS](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2016/04/Prince.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Olympic Watch Party Planned for Alise Post Willoughby](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2148758338.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Pet Adoption Event Coming to St Cloud’s Crossroads Center](http://townsquare.media/site/65/files/2016/03/GettyImages-73808529.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Man Seriously Hurt in a Meeker County Job Site Accident](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2016/11/Meeker-County-Sheriff-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)