From Cliff Mass: Cliff writes:
Here is a notice released by the Seattle National Weather Service office:
.CLIMATE...THE RAINFALL TOTAL AT SEATTLE-TACOMA AIRPORT WAS 0.22
INCHES SUNDAY. THIS MAKES THE RAINFALL TOTAL SINCE FEBRUARY 1ST
22.87 INCHES. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD FOR THE WETTEST FEBRUARY
THROUGH JULY IN SEATTLE. THE OLD RECORD WAS 22.81 INCHES SET IN
1972. FELTON/MCDONNAL
You knew this was a wet late winter/spring, particularly mid-February through mid-March. But to beat the Feb-July record in MAY is really notable.
The grass is happy -- was raining all through this weekend.