The town of Leola in Grant County doesn’t have a lot of people, but it does have a lot of rain.
The National Weather Service office at North Little Rock said Friday that a ceremony is planned at Leola, population 515, on Oct. 27 to recognize it as the rainiest-ever spot in Arkansas.
A news release said the recognition results from the total rainfall recorded at Leola during 2009 — 100.05 inches. According to the release, that’s the most rain ever recorded at any site in the state in one year. The previous record was 98.55 inches at New Hope in Pike County in 1957.
The Oct. 27 ceremony is to be held at the home of James Riggan, the Weather Service’s official cooperative observer in the community.