Yeah, we know, it rains in Seattle, blah blah. Most locals will tell you that the summers are the counterexample: it gets warm (in the 80s) and a fair bit drier, myself included. Enter August 2008. According to Steven's Weather Vortex, this has been the 5th wettest Seattle August on record.
Normally we get around an inch of August rain. So far, we've gotten 2.86 inches. That's right, over 200% of normal. Add to that the cooling effect of the rain and the darkening effect of the clouds, and it's been hard to look out the window lately and call it Summer, at least with a straight face.
Like true Seattlelites, though, we maintain hope and resolve. Take, for example, the forecast of decreasing rain by this weekend, with a high of 70 degrees and sun by Labor Day! Sound cold, Phoenixites, what with your 95-100 degree days? Hey, it's all relative.
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