Recent Months Among Seattle’s Driest
We’re second only to the Summer of Love.
Not since the days of Haight-Ashbury and psychedelic rock has Seattle been this dry from July to September. With a paltry .03 inches of precipitation in the...
Golden Times in the Emerald City
Things keep coming up golden in Seattle this week.
First, the Seahawks beat the Packers Monday night on a controversial touchdown catch by aptly named wide receiver Golden Tate. And now, the weekend weather forecast...
Lots of Sun, Little Rain
The rain gauge at Sea-Tac must be getting pretty bored.
In the past two months, the airport has measured just .03 inches, all of it falling in the last two weeks. What’s more, on the...
The New Normal
70 degrees is no longer normal in Seattle.
Today marks the first day since June 13 where the average high temperature is below 70—with 69 degrees the normal high for Sept. 20. Right on cue,...
Driest September Out of Reach
Whether or not it rains again this month is anyone’s guess.
One thing’s for certain, however—September won’t end as Seattle’s driest.
Our chances for the driest September on record actually went out the window a week...
Long Dry Streaks No Stranger to Portland
Going a month and a half without rain was a big deal for Seattle, but for Portland—which saw its dry streak end Monday at 51 days—it didn’t mean as much.
Since it was only good...
The Rain Retreats, Again
Let the dry weather begin anew.
After experiencing our first set of back-to-back days with measurable precipitation since early July, it didn’t rain in Seattle yesterday. Nor will it today, tomorrow or the day after....
