Seattle
smashes record for all-time wettest March
28
March, 2014
We
all know it's been a soggy month of March. Now we have the trophy to
prove it.
The
rains Friday were enough to set the record for the all-time wettest
March in Seattle history.
That's
not just Sea-Tac Airport,which goes back to 1945, but also far and
away surpasses anything the Downtown Federal Building measured in its
years from 1891-1972.
As
of 10 a.m. Saturday, Seattle sat at 9.15 inches of rain for the
month, breaking the old Sea-Tac record of 8.40" in 1950, and
shattering the Federal Building record of 7.23" of rain set that
same year.
March
now goes down as the wettest month since a record 15.63" fell in
November 2006. It also means Seattle's wettest March is now rainier
than its wettest February (9.11" in 1961)
Also
on Seattle's record-breaking list -- the wettest February-March on
record. That record used to be 14.85 inches set in 1950, but not any
more. Seattle was at 15.26 inches as of Saturday morning with still
showers in the forecast through the weekend.
The
long range forecasts for next week do hint at a couple of dry days,
but no prolonged dry period is foreseen yet.
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