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Extraordinary Climate Record Broken at Spokane: The Greatest Monthly Precipitation of ALL TIME
There are records and then there are RECORDS.
Yesterday (Monday), Spokane Airport broke one that left this normally dispassionate meteorologist in a state of amazement: the greatest monthly precipitation total for a station that goes back over 120 years (since 1889 to be exact).
Not the greatest monthly total for October, something true of Seattle and a number of Northwest locations. But of any month, including the normally wetter months of December and January.
Folks, this is a major record, as noted by the National Weather Service Spokane announcement yesterday (see below). As of 7:23 AM Monday Spokane had received 6.21 inches, smashing the old record (5.85 inches) set in 1897.
Certainly has been wetter than usual here which is a welcome relief after our drier than normal summer. Reservoirs in WA, OR and northern CA are filling up. There was snowfall on Black Mountain this morning at around 4,500 feet (looking out our kitchen window).
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