By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Another 0.51 inch of rain fell in Hays Wed., Aug. 31.

Hays has already received more than the annual average precipitation. That amount–22.75 inches–was surpassed Tuesday, according to official records kept by the K-State Agricultural Research Center.

As of Thursday at 9 a.m., Hays has received 23.62 inches of precipitation in 2016.

The recent rains also brought cooler temperatures.

Wednesday’s high in Hays was 76 degrees. The record high in Hays on Aug. 31 was set five years ago–110 degrees in 2011. One year ago on Aug. 31, the temperature reached 100 degrees.

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