This is the wettest October in decades

Swaner Nature Preserve, covered in snizzle on Tuesday. Photo: TownLift

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. — The National Weather Service-Salt Lake City (NWS) said on Tuesday that rain totals for October are 3.48 inches.

Based on NWS records, which date back to the 19th century, that would make this October approximately the sixth wettest of all time.

The top 5 of all-time for October:

NWS tracks precipitation totals at its headquarters at Salt Lake City International Airport.