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Salt Lake City has now received over 4 inches of rain this month, breaking a monthly record set in 1981.

The rain has improved drought conditions but already caused severe flooding.

More rain is expected, which could make this month one of the rainiest in the city's long history.

SALT LAKE CITY — It's only two weeks into October, but Salt Lake City has already collected more rain this month than any other October on record, as storms continue to pepper the state.

With another 0.68 inches of rain collected from a system that passed through the region late Monday into early Tuesday, Salt Lake City's monthly total rose to 4.16 inches, as of 8 a.m. Tuesday. It surpassed the October record of 3.98 inches set in 1981 along the way.

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