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Rappahannock News photo/Lou Hatter LAST WEDNESDAY’S TORRENTIAL RAINS flooded the area around Sperryville with .9 inches of rain, according to weather watcher Dennis Wingfield. He reported that a total of 8.42 inches of rain fell during July, and that daytime temperatures averaged six degrees cooler than last year. The average rainfall for July is 3.85 inches, he added.
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