It was a rainy start to October in Hays.
The rain actually started Monday, Sept. 30 with 0.19 inches recorded at the K-State Agricultural Research Center late in the day. It was also warm with the high temperature reaching 92 degrees.
As a cold front moved in, Tuesday’s high was 73 degrees with another 0.75 inches of rain falling throughout the day. The two-day total is 0.94 inches.
So far this year Hays has received 27.06 inches of moisture. The average total by the end of October is 21.26 inches.
The weather forecast calls for chances of rain through Friday.