For all you rain-weary Seattleites, it could be worse.
It could be June 1946.
3.90 inches of rain swamped Seattle that month, setting the all-time record for rainfall in June. (The average precipitation for the month is a mere 1.57 inches.) By comparison, the first 24 days of June this year have seen 2.81 inches—tying 1984 as the sixth-wettest June. In other words, while this month has been quite wet by normal standards, it hasn’t been historically wet.
Then again, we still have six days left in the month—and more rain is in the forecast.
For the rest of today, we’ll see a mix of clouds and sun, with any rain showers confined to areas south of Tacoma. Temperatures will gradually cool down from the mid-60s (Seattle hit 67 for a high), bottoming out in the low 50s.
On Monday, most of the region should stay dry, with just some scattered showers expected over the Kitsap Peninsula and down south around Olympia. Highs will be a near-repeat of today, ranging from the mid- to upper-60s.
Rain returns in time for Tuesday—surprise, surprise—as the upper level low responsible for all the wet weather of late crosses the state. Right now, amounts look to be anywhere from .10 to .30 inches—nowhere near Friday’s deluge of .62 inches, but still pretty wet for late June. A rainfall total of .22 inches would make this June the fifth wettest on record; .25 inches would bump it up to third.
Skies will begin to clear later Tuesday afternoon, and Wednesday should dawn sunny and pleasant. High temperatures will climb back into the mid 70s—near to slightly above normal for this time of year.
Unfortunately, another batch of clouds will reach the area on Thursday, with showers and cooler temperatures a good bet on Friday and Saturday. At this point, rainfall totals from this system through Saturday—the last day of June—don’t look to be enough for 2012 to overtake 1946 as the soggiest June on record.
Which is fine by just about everyone.
