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Record rain falls in Boise, snow blankets foothills

Daily and monthly rainfall records smashed on Nov. 1
Crews worked to clean up water hazards up and down I-84 on Saturday.

BOISE -- The Treasure Valley saw a lot of precipitation Saturday, breaking rainfall records in Boise.

According to the National Weather Service, 1.15 inches of rain fell in Boise, breaking the previous record for November 1 - .52 inches - set in 1950. It also broke the November single-day rainfall record of .92, which was set back in 1898.

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While it was pouring buckets in the valley, it was snowing in the hills. Boise residents woke up to a blanket of white covering the foothills.

Bogus Basin got a hefty helping of snow with some reports as high as six to eight inches at the summit.

Meanwhile in central Idaho, Brundage Mountain got three inches in the base area, while Tamarack Resort reports eight inches of new snow at the summit.

Sun Valley's webcams showed almost seven inches of new snow Sunday morning.

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