By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

After a couple of 100 degree days last week, a welcome cool front also brought rain to the area Monday.

According to official statistics from the K-State Agricultural Research Center, Hays received 1.53 inches of rain, with thunder and lightening, by 9 a.m. Monday and another quarter-inch over night. The total amount of precipitation at the Eagle Media Center, 2300 Hall, was 1.66 inches.

So far in September, Hays has received 2.11 inches of rain for a total of 25.85 inches year to date.

Monday’s high in Hays was just 57 degrees with the overnight low at 50 degrees. One year ago on Sept. 25, the temperature reached a more normal 80 degrees.