February precipitation breaks record

The last time Kootenai County saw this kind of precipitation in February, locals were heading to the movie theaters to see the premiere of Walt Disney’s “Pinocchio.”

As of Monday at 4 p.m., the region was sitting at 6.54 inches of precipitation for February, topping a record set in 1940 of 6.49 inches. Press meteorologist Randy Mann said with heavy rains expected to continue into the evening, the new record would only climb.

This February, Mann added, has seen heavy rainfall. To illustrate the point, he said the 2.19 inches of rainfall over a period of three days last week surpassed the region’s monthly precipitation average/ Keith Cousins , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here .