Havre area sees record rainfall Sunday

Havre, and much of the state, got a bit of a break from the recent hot, dry weather, with National Weather Service reporting Havre receiving the most rain in the state Sunday and setting a new record.

While much of the state received some moisture from a weather system that pushed through from Idaho, the state — and local governments — are still closely watching how dry conditions become, a concern highlighted by severe wildfires in the eastern and southwestern part of the state in recent weeks.

But the thunderstorms and showers over the weekend dropped close to an inch of rain on Havre, with...