19 days of rain wipes out Seattle's dry stretch deficits
What a difference three weeks can make.
After going through the driest August-September on record, and then even carrying it over into early October, this month is set to wipe out all the rainfall deficits we had built.
Consider where we were at the start of the dry stretch in early August. Here is how it's played out since:
| Time period | Combined Montly Totals | Normal | Departure from Normal |
| August | Trace | 0.88" | -0.88" |
| August-September | 0.03" | 2.33" | -2.30" |
| August-October | 6.74" | 5.81" | +0.93" |
So that whole driest 80 days on record? It won't even be noticed in the record books when all is said and done. Seattle is still nearly 8 inches ahead for the year even with those two months tied behind our back.
It's proof that if we were going to go 80 days without much rain, this was the perfect time within the perfect year to do so without any lingering effects. And as long as the rainy season arrived on schedule -- which it did, more or less -- it was guilt-free sunshine!
Speaking of tying data behind our back, even with the first 11 days of the month dry, October was at 6.71" of rain for the month, which is good for a tie for 5th wettest on record at Sea-Tac.
Long range forcasts are saying that about mid-week next week it will cool back off into the 40's for highs with 30's for lows.....brrrrrrr.....if it's going to get cold I hope it snows!
Hey Scott, your blog from Oct 18th said that fall and winter were calling for warmer/drier than normal conditions. Is this long range forecast still the general trend or has it changed since then?  (http://www.komonews.com/weather/blogs/scott/New-forecasts-indicate-itll-still-be-a-dry-autumn-and-winter-174811861.html)
Let's panic some more.
Super dry or super wet, whatever happened to a happy medium.
It was dry enough two days ago that I mowed the lawn. The sun was actually out for about an hour.
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That's not setting the bar particularly high now, is it?
 @Vexorg Are you on the same topic?
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Glad to see that police car driving safely threw that large puddle...
I thought it was hilarious when I was flipping through the channels yesterday and on King 5 one of the news guys was driving on I-5 sensationalizing about how bad our "Fall Storm" is and driving through puddles of rain- Meanwhile people on the East coast are losing their homes and cars due to Sandy. Must have been a slow local news day for them if they think our weather is bad.
I dont mind rain, but I hate this weather. I miss the sun.
 @northwestsurfer You may have chosen the incorrect place to live.  U-Haul can help.
 @northwestsurfer I like this weather, but it would be nice if we could break it up with a couple sunny days here and there.
And my grass is green again! It's a win win.
I love sunny weather, but I also love nasty weather. This year has had the best of both worlds. I'm hoping for some nasty weather in November/December. If the weather trend continues, it looks like that might come true.
mother nature gets a like from me. Long warm summer was great. Wet and windy fall is great!