After a heat wave brought straight three days of hot and humid weather that saw the heat index surpass 100 degrees, severe thunderstorms caused risks of flash flooding for parts of Delaware as July came to a close.
As August begins with cool and breezy weather, here's a look at how much rainfall those storms brought to the First State.
Weekend weather forecast: Temperatures drop into 70s as heat, storms pass in Delaware
How much rain did we get?
Following the heat wave, portions of the area were hit by severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall to end the month of July.
Here's a look at some of the high rainfall totals collected in Delaware by the National Weather Service:
New Castle County
Greenville: 4.24 inches
Claymont: 4.08 inches
Bellevue Hills: 2.89 inches
Wilmington: 2.86 inches
Greenville: 2.39 inches
Ashland: 2.16 inche
Middletown: 2.04 inches
Naamans Creek, Claymont: 1.27 inches
Brandywine Creek, Wilmington: 1.10 inches
Newark: 1 inch
Kent County
Clayton: 2 inches
Felton: 1.63 inches
Leipsic: 1.19 inches
Dover: 1.12 inches
Sussex County
Lewes: 2.01 inches
Milton: 1.89 inches
Rehoboth Beach: 1.79 inches
Georgetown: 1.69 inches
Delmar: 1.57 inches
This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: How much rain did we get? See rainfall totals in Delaware from NWS
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