Record-setting rain recorded this month in Western Washington

If it feels like the rain has been relentless, that’s because it has been.

And it’s not over yet.

Forecasters predict new weather systems will roll through Western Washington every 24 to 36 hours this week, bringing wet and windy condtions likely to break records.

Jay Albrecht, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Seattle, joked that it was like Chinese water torture.

“It’s pretty wet,” he added.

As of early Tuesday, 3.53 inches of rain were recorded at Sea-Tac Airport for the month. That’s already above the normal rainfall for all of February (3.50 inches).

The region has received 22.19 inches since Dec. 1, nearing the record of 22.77 inches through the end of February. That record was set in 1998-99.

A flood watch expired Tuesday and forecasters said flooding concerns have eased considerably.

Although no rivers crested in Pierce County, they did elsewhere in the state, including the south fork of the Nooksack River in Whatcom County and the Bogachiel and Skokomish rivers on the Olympic Peninsula.

Several roads in King and Snohomish counties remained under water Tuesday.

The wet weather also caused a power outage Tuesday to about 7,000 homes and business in Federal Way, according to Puget Sound Energy.

A warm front will linger through the week, keeping daytime highs in the low- to mid-50s. Wednesday night and Thursday could bring winds of 14 miles per hour.

Good news for skiers: The snow level is slowly dropping to 3,000 feet and should be down to 2,500 feet by the weekend, according to the Weather Service.

This story was originally published February 16, 2016 at 11:10 AM with the headline "Record-setting rain recorded this month in Western Washington."