Wet weather continues into the start of June

Almost every day of the first week of June had rain falling somewhere in the state. According to meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley, a number of climate stations reported over 4 inches of rainfall or more.

Thunderstorms across the state brought 10 record-setting daily rainfalls on Monday. Seeley mentioned in May that intense rainfall had already squashed a lot of drought around the state, but now he says it’s practically gone. Only 2 percent of the Minnesota landscape is drier than normal.

MPR News host Phil Picardi spoke with Seeley about the end of drought and more in his weekly weather chat.

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