Last month was the second wettest April on record for Petersburg.
"So if it seemed like April was a little bit more wet than usual, you aren't wrong. It was a lot more wet than usual," said Greg Spawn, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service (NWS) in Juneau. "Our April that we had in Petersburg was actually the second wettest April on record."
Nearly double the amount of water fell from the sky than what's typical - that's 11.29 inches, compared to the normal 6.66 inches - and April 13 set a new record of 1.69 inches for that particular day in Petersburg.
According to the NWS, the wea...
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