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Dec 8, 2007 | Climate Events

December 1-3, 2007 intense rainfall leads to record flooding around western Washington

Western Washington radar estimated total storm precipitation for the period 05 UTC December 1, 2007 through 06 UTC December 4, 2007.
December 1st marked the first in a series of 3 storms to move over the Pacific Northwest from December 1-3, 2007.

Nov 22, 2006 | Climate Events

2006 Record November Rainfall

500mb geopotential height anomalies the last 30-days showing the anomalous trough over the Gulf of Alaska that has been producing the rainy weather.
After one of the driest summers in state history, record setting rainfall fell throughout western Washington.

Sep 7, 2006 | Climate Events

Washington state parched by one of the driest summers ever

Western Washington’s reputation as a soggy bastion for the web-footed is taking a beating this year, thanks to an unrelenting dry spell. And typically arid Eastern Washington is even more parched than usual.

Jun 17, 2006 | Climate Events

Washington 2006 Top 10 Weather & Climate Events

For additional information and pictures of each of these events, download the slide show (4.4mb PDF file) that was presented at the 2007 Northwest Weather Workshop.
10. November Windstorms (Spokane)
According to the Spokane NWS office, November was the windiest November since 1990.