I received 5.83 inches of rain this week (by calendar day, including a record breaking 5.70 inches on September 30 from the remnants of Hurricane Polo interacting with an intense upper level low pressure area. In a very intense rainfall event, 4.78 of the 5.70 inches of this rain fell from 9 pm to midnight (Over 4 inches fell between 9:45 pm and 11:30 pm.) The soil is saturated to 6 inches. I cannot walk on the lawn without sinking in. Widespread ponding occurred during and shortly after the rainfall. Widespread flooding occurred in the Omaha area with many roads and buildings under water. According to the National Weather Service, up to 8.27 inches of rain was recorded in southwest Omaha, in an area approximately 7 to 9 miles south-southwest of my location. The trees and grass are still mostly green, but the leaf color change is continuing. Conditions are severely wet. Temperatures were below normal this week with the cloud cover until Friday. The monthly precipitation total is 13.43 inches calculated by calendar day (midnight to midnight) which is 10.31 inches above normal (430 percent of the NOAA normal). Calculated from 7 AM to 7 AM, the monthly total for September was 7.73 inches (4.61 inches above normal), which is 248 percent of normal. Using 7 AM to 7 AM recording, the 5.70-inch rainfall was recorded October 1, so the monthly rainfall for CoCoRaHS is 5.76 inches (0.06 inch fell just after midnight early October 1).  Precipitation here for the year is now 40.13 inches, which is 12.44 inches above normal (145 percent of normal). Precipitation for the water year is 5.76 inches, which is 5.44 inches above normal (1822 percent of normal). Plants and wildlife. Bird visits to the bird bath have decreased substantially. Approximately 8 species of birds (about 20 to 30 birds visit each day). Water Supply Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is about 5 to 6 feet above normal with many normally dry areas under water. Area creeks and ponds are also about 5 feet above normal with low-land flooding. Nearby corn and soybean fields (dryland farming) are wet. Crops have matured and are beginning to turn brown and yellow.