Thanks to a monthly rainfall in May that was again well above normal, the Twin Lakes Area’s rainfall surplus for 2021 continues to grow. According to weather records at KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot, the official reporting station in Mountain Home for the National Weather Service, 8.11 inches of rain fell in May which is 3.26 inches more than the average of 4.85 inches. That pushes the yearly total to 29.02 inches which is 9.82 inches above the normal rainfall through the end of May which is 19.20 inches. Rainfall was recorded on 18 of May’s 31 days with the heaviest amount of 1.95 inches on the 28th.