By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With the Pittsburgh area seeing heavy rainfall nearly all day on Sunday, a new record has been set.

The 1.17″ of rain in Pittsburgh set a new single-day record for April 9.

Yesterday's 1.17" of rain in Pittsburgh set a new daily rain record for the city. I'll have today's drier forecast for you starting at 4:30 on .

— Ron Smiley (@RonSmileyWx)

The previous single-day record total was set in 1966 with 1.02″ of rain.

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