RECORD RAIN: We’ve had some pretty hard rainfalls this summer, so it’s easy to compare what is considered a “world record” rainfall in Smethport in 1942.

Imagine: In one 4 1/2 hour period, some 30.8 inches of rain fell in Smethport.

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