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By BECKY KISER
Hays Post
Almost two inches of rain fell overnight in Hays Monday.
The official total measured at the K-State Agricultural Center south of town was 1.84 inches as of 8 a.m.
That puts Hays at 3.40 inches for the month as of Aug. 13 and above the cumulative average of 3.01 inches by the end of the month.
Hays has received 17.30 inches of moisture so far this year, closing in on the cumulative average of 17.70 inches at the end of August.
The three-day weather forecast is calling for a chance of thunderstorms again on Thursday.