Seattle is known for its rainy climate and is experiencing one of the longest dry periods.
July is the driest July since 1945. The National Weather Service (NWS) said in a tweet that Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has only reports of “rain”.
I saw only a little rain at Sea-Tac Airport in July 2021! This is a list showing the few years in which there was only a little rain in July. Our July precipitation list at the airport dates back to 1945. pic.twitter.com/RdYwVzcZWc
-NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) August 1, 2021
The city has not received measurable rainfall for 47 days. The longest dry period so far was 55 days in 2017.
On July 7, July 20, and July 31, there was a small amount of rainfall in the Emerald City-but this is not enough to measure or break the dry period. According to the local news station KING-TV, the last measurable rainfall was on June 14, when the airport reported a rainfall of 0.04 inches. During July, Seattle’s rainfall is usually 0.7 inches.
According to the National Weather Service, in 1958, 1960, 2013, and 2017, very small amounts of rainfall were also reported in July.
The Meteorological Department said that the dry period may end on Thursday, and it is expected that it may rain after 11 am. Rain is expected to continue until Friday and Saturday.
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In early July, the state’s dry weather prompted Governor Jay Inslee to Declare a state of emergency Due to the risk of wildfire. This includes banning most outdoor and agricultural burning by September.
“Washington is facing a historic drought and we have experienced record-breaking high temperatures. We must remain vigilant and work hard to prevent wildfires and the consequent loss of lives and damage to land and property,” Insley said in a statement Zhong said. “We don’t want dangerous wildfires across the state in recent years, destroying towns, killing livestock, and causing unhealthy air quality for weeks. I urge everyone to do their part to help protect our beautiful state and us. All communities.”
Northwest Territories including Washington Was ravaged by wildfires throughout JulyAlthough the largest wildfires occurred in Oregon and California, the Leake Creek Fire in western Washington has burned more than 80,000 acres of land. According to the US Forest Service, 90% of fires are under control.
In addition, according to the Forest Service, 55,602 acres of land have been destroyed by the Cub Creek 2 fire, and 41,142 acres have been destroyed by the Cedar Creek fire. July 21, Winthrop, Washington, The reported air quality index score is 469, The worst in the country at that time.
Insley joins California governor Gavin Newson exist Request additional resources to fight wildfires.
“We desperately need additional air assets, additional bulldozer owners so that we can put bulldozers into the line of fire, we need more trained personnel. We do have concerns about the fuel supply of our air assets,” Insley said . “We have already had 1,000 fires. At this time of year, it burns four times as much as normal.”
