Record rainfall in Minneapolis-St. Paul, unwelcome waterfall in Apple Valley home

MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - A daily record rainfall of 3.28 inches was reported at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. That more than doubles the previous record for the date of Sept. 20 of 1.82 inches in 1902.

Thursday was also the fourth-wettest September day on record. The wettest September day was 4.96 inches on Sept. 12, 1903.

Year-to-date, MSP has had 26.81 inches of precipitation, which is 2.56 inches above normal for this time of year.

South of the airport across the Minnesota River in Apple Valley, Fox 9's Kelly O'Connell got a video of an unwelcome waterfall at a family member’s home (watch the video in the player above). It was one of four floods floods at the home.