...There's a reason Brainerd residents did a lot of lawn mowing and swatted mosquitoes last month. The DNR's Brainerd area forestry office reported that June saw 7.5 inches of rain, compared to a 10-year average of 5.22 inches. The year-to-date...

Rainfall in July and for the season is just a tad below normal, the DNR's Brainerd Area Forestry office reported. July precipitation was 3.95 inches compared to a 10-year average of 4.11 inches. Year-to-date rainfall was...

...Brainerd and the year-to-date precipitation figure at the DNR forestry office was slightly below average. The Brainerd Area Forestry Office reported .82 of an inch of rain in September compared to a 10-year-average of 3.47 inches. The year-to-date...

...spring and early summer precipitation enjoyed by Brainerd area residents was lacking in August. The DNR's Brainerd area forestry office reported that August saw .62 inch of rain, compared to a 10-year average of 2.58 inches for the month...

Snowfall in November was 2 inches in Brainerd compared to a 10-year average of 6.65 inches, the Brainerd Area Forestry office of the DNR reported. The 2 inches of snow compared to an average of 7.25 inches at this point in the season...

...February snowfall slightly behind 10-year average The short month of February yielded 8 inches of snow at the Brainerd Area Forestry Office, compared to the 10-year average of 9.05 inches. Snowfall for the season is 41.5 inches compared to...

...inches of rain in Brainerd was far below the 4.05-inch, 10-year average, officials with the DNR's Brainerd Area Forestry office said Monday. Year-to-date rainfall was 7.35 inches - compared to an average of 9.55 inches. May's...

The summer of 2009 continued to be a dry one despite June rainfalls, the Brainerd Area Forestry Office in Brainerd reported. Precipitation in June was 3.7 inches compared to the 10-year average of 5.12 inches. Year-to-date...