2012 was significantly wetter than normal, with 48.26 inches recorded in the gauge at Sea-Tac Airport—nearly 11 inches above Seattle’s 37.49-inch average. This made for the city’s soggiest year since 2006—and the seventh-wettest year on record at Sea-Tac. However, as damp as it was during the beginning and end, 2012 also featured a near record-breaking dry stretch in the tail end of summer, when no measurable rain fell at the airport for 48 straight days.
Note: Data from measurements taken at Sea-Tac Airport.
