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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 6-24-10

Good morning,

The forecast today calls for a sunny day with a high of eighty-one degrees.

We’ve had a lot of rain, but the Wisconsin Historical Society recalls a day and place that has the most rain in state history:

1946 – Most Precipitation in One Day

On this date Mellen, Wisconsin received 11.72 inches of rain within a single day. This set a record for Wisconsin for precipitation received within 24 hours. [Source: National Weather Service]

Mellen is a small town, with fewer than a thousand people, in Ashland County, Wisconsin:

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