Remnants of another Pacific tropical storm soaked Arizona on Saturday, Oct. 13, making October significantly wetter than usual just halfway through the calendar.

Fountain Hills received its fair share as the Maricopa County Flood Control District rain gauge on Hesperus Wash, in the far northwest area of town near Dixie Mine, received 1.10 inch of rain on Saturday, leaving that location with 4.96 inches for the month.

Most of the remaining FCD monitoring sites in town received three-quarters to an inch of rain. Fire Station #1 on Palisades Boulevard received .94-inch with 3.39 inches falling there during October so far.

A rain gauge outside The Times office on Laser Drive collected about 1.5 inches.

Overall, the FCD rain gauges in Fountain Hills have collected three to nearly five inches during October. Just one of the nine sites in town has received less than three inches (Stoneridge Dam, 2.68) for the month through the past weekend.

Park recovery

At Golden Eagle Park an additional two inches of rain fell on the mud-slogged ball fields, further complicating clean-up efforts.

Parks Supervisor Kevin Snipes said they were able to get some work done last week and reopened Field One, the baseball field at the north end of the park.

However, Snipes said the additional rain over the weekend softened the mud again on the other fields, forcing them to slow down and be very careful in their sediment removal efforts.

Additional rain in the forecast may complicate the situation even further, according to Snipes.

Staff was to bring updated information to the Council on Tuesday night to receive direction on funding for clean-up efforts. Parks staff is taking the point on that effort right now and additional expertise may be needed to minimize damage and speed recovery for the fields.