The rain last night at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International airport, pushed the August rainfall total to 6.89" which puts August 2021 into the top-10 for wettest August's on record. 6.89" pushes 2017's 6.75" of rain out of the top-10.
The National Weather Service this morning sent out their latest situational report which states that they feel the heatwave we are experiencing currently will continue through the middle of next week.