The skies open up...

Rainfall totals recorded for Mt. Pleasant, MI for the time period 01 AUG to 31 AUG 2015: 

2.72 inches (6.9088 cm)

Rainfall recorded yesterday (03 SEPT 2015) at the Mt. Pleasant: 

2.0 inches (5.08 ms)

Rainfall recorded at my house yesterday:

Approximately 2.25 inches of rain fell at my house on 03 SEP 2015 - nearly as much as the previous month combined