By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

A week ago Wednesday, it was hot in Hays with the mercury reaching to 95 degrees.

Since then, much cooler temperatures, and lots of rain.

In the first 9 days of October, Hays has had 5.57 inches of rain. That’s the official report as of 9 a.m. today from the K-State Agricultural Research Center south of town.

Tuesday’s high was just 45 degrees with the overnight low dipping to 37 degrees.

A Flood Warning for the Smoky Hill River near Schoenchen was issued by the National Weather Service in Dodge City Tuesday night, but was cancelled at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday as flood waters receded.

The year-to-date precipitation for Hays is 33.29 inches.

According to record keeper Joe Becker, so far “the moisture amount puts 2018 as the 6th wettest year in Hays in the past 125 years.”

The weather forecast calls for rain returning Thursday night.