This photo was captured by Jovan Thomas of the storms that rolled through the area on July 30 adding to an already very wet July. Recorded rainfall for Mena for the month of July was 5.31 inches with recorded rainfall on 12 days of the month. A year to date summary shows January with 1.56 inches of recorded rainfall, February 2.22 inches, March 7.51 inches, April 8.92 inches, May had only 3.68 inches and June with even less, 2.67 inches. The total rainfall measured to date for 2016 is 31.87 inches. The average annual precipitation for Mena is 59.17 inches.
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