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1058: Rain, then wet snow, ruins Easter parade plans

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Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society

The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on April 10, 1958.
 
Past Week’s Precipitation Totals 1.14 In.
After an unusually dry period the first three months of 1958, Rock County came in for some brisk rainfall in the past week.
Starting last Thursday and continuing intermittently through Sunday a total of 1.14 inches of moisture was recorded at the Luverne precipitation gauge.
The moisture received in the past week falls  just slightly over a  half inch less than was recorded here for the entire period of January, February and March this year.
The first thunder and lightning of the year accompanied the rain late Friday and early Saturday.
Sunday’s wet snow, which ruined hopes for an opportunity of an “Easter parade” in the county, spared the Luverne area compared to parts of the country north of here.
Snow plows cleared paths thru the snow in the Canby area Sunday and the snow filled the ditches as high as the fence posts in some sections of that area. More snow reportedly fell in Magnolia and Kenneth than in Luverne, also.
A brisk wind dried the snow here late Sunday afternoon and a bright day Monday, which saw the temperature climb to a high of 55 brought a real feeling of Spring to the air.
Donations to the Rock County Historical Society can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, 312 E. Main Street, Luverne, MN 56156.
Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.
 

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