Spring And Summer Were Washington's Second Driest On Record

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WASHINGTON — Washington is headed for its first significant rain in months, but it will take a lot more precipitation in the months to come to make up for a dry streak that landed in the record books for much of the Evergreen State.

The Washington State Department of Ecology published a retrospective Wednesday, looking back at one of the state's driest periods in 127 years of records. Between March and August, total precipitation was the lowest on record for 17 counties, including Skagit, San Juan and Island west of the Cascades, and the entirety of Eastern Washington. Other parts of the state landed in the top 10 or top 5 driest over the same timeframe.



During those six months, total precipitation across the state was just under 7 inches, a little half of normal and making for the second driest on record overall. No part of the state landed near their normals.

"[F]rom March to August, nearly three quarters of the state experienced record dryness and the other quarter was 'much below normal,' that is, in the bottom 10 percent," ecology officials wrote. "Not a pretty picture even for the rainiest parts of Washington."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/spring-and-summer-were-washington-s-second-driest-on-record/ar-AAOuczn

[Wounded Bear]

1. Gee, ya think?

Desperately need some rain.