It’s rained nearly every day this month in Tacoma, and it’s not over yet
It’s not your imagination — it really has been raining nonstop.
There has been measurable precipitation for 26 out of 29 days this month in the greater Seattle area.
That puts us in line to tie the record of 28 rainy January days, set in both 2006 and 1953, according to the National Weather Service.
Areas like Olympia, Quillayute and Hoquiam are expected to break their monthly records.
Quillayute has received a whopping 22.63 inches of rain so far this month, which is 9.31 inches above normal.
Olympia is at 13.77 inches, 6.62 inches above normal.
Seattle is at 7.67 inches, far below the monthly record of 12.92.
“Western Washington is more like a swamp than a high-tech center, and much, more precipitation is coming,” Cliff Mass, a University of Washington meteorologist, wrote on his blog. “A little over a month ago, some folks were talking about a progressive drought for our region. The drought talk has ended.”
Forecasters say another round of rain is coming Wednesday night, followed by yet another Friday through Saturday.
Up to 3 inches is expected in the lowlands, with 4 to 7 inches predicted in the mountains.
Snow levels, which have been hovering around 3,000 feet, will rise above 6,000 feet by Friday.
Officials warn that with all this wet, rivers and streams may flood and the risk of landslides will increase.
This story was originally published January 29, 2020 at 9:48 AM.
