While it won’t solve the drought itself, relieving rain fell across the region today. Most area gauges received an excess of an inch of precipitation, including:

KNIA/KRLS – Knoxville – 1.28″
KNIA/KRLS – Pella – 1.4″
Indianola – 1.01″
Lake Red Rock – 1.32″
Knoxville (English Creek) – 1.37″
Melcher-Dallas (White Breast Creek) – 1.1″
Tracy (Des Moines River) – 1.04″
Bussey (Cedar Creek) – 1.21″

Dry, but cooler conditions will settle in for at least the next week, as afternoon highs hover in the upper 50s to near 60 most afternoons and lows will stay near 40 in the overnight hours, according to the National Weather Service.