It’s Day 27 of an unusual spring dry spell on the North Olympic Peninsula and, indeed, throughout Western Washington.
The National Weather Service says the record dry spell in the May-June period is 29 days set in 1982. No precipitation has been recorded in June at any of the weather stations across the North Olympic Peninsula.
Forecaster Johnny Burg in the Seattle Weather Service office says there’s a chance of showers on the West End starting Tuesday night and elsewhere on the Peninsula on Wednesday that could prevent the record from being tied.
Burg noted that early May had above-normal precipitation — work on the Hood Canal Bridge was delayed because of it.
But the better weather since that spell was in part responsible for the floating bridge reopening early.
The overall record for consecutive dry days at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport — where the Weather Service’s best historical records are kept — is 51, set in July and August 1951.
