SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) -- Saturday, Oct. 4, was the second wettest day in Salt Lake City area's history, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The wettest day was recorded in 1901.

A deep, moisture-rich low pressure system brought widespread rainfall across much of the area, especially across northern Utah where rainfall was persistent through much of the day on Saturday. The rain caused flooding in the Salt Lake area, particularly in Tooele County and Salt Lake City's Rose Park neighborhood.

Rainfall totaled 2.47" (2.61" storm total) in the Salt Lake City area. This is the most one-day rain ever recorded at the airport location because the instrumentation in 1901 was located in downtown Salt Lake City, according to the NWS.

Maximum one-day total precipitation totals for the S

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