Wet and wonderful

COEUR d’ALENE — Who knew puddles could provide so much pleasure?

Not only did bountiful Sunday showers lower scorching temperatures and put a serious dent in the smoky North Idaho air, but they also gave living things on the ground a profound thirst-quencher.

So how much H2O fell in your yard from the time storm systems moved into the region Friday and pushed out Monday morning? We asked Press meteorologist Randy Mann and climatologist Cliff Harris to give us a breakdown, and the weather gents happily complied.

Here’s a station-by-station breakdown of the four-day precipitation:

TOTAL

Spokane .42

CDA .77

NIC .89

Post Falls .44

Kellogg 1.01

Rathdrum 1.11

Hayden .79

Worley .28

Spirit Lake 1.37

For those wanting to dive into detail by day, here you go:

Friday

CDA .13

Spokane .10

Kellogg .25

Worley .08

Athol .10

Post Falls .07

Hayden .07

Rathdrum .14

NIC .07

Spirit Lake .05

Saturday

Kellogg .13

Spirit Lake .03

Sunday

CDA .33

Spokane .09

Kellogg .41

Worley .08

Athol .19

Post Falls .25

Hayden .21

Rathdrum .47

NIC .22

Spirit Lake .50

Sunday Night/Monday

Worley .12

Spokane .23

Kellogg .22

Post Falls .12

Athol .15

Rathdrum .50

NIC .60

Spirit Lake .79

Hayden .51

CDA .31