Well, there was certainly a lot to talk about in the weather department Wednesday.
For all of the media hype about the last bout of rain, I don’t think it was anything we haven’t weathered before. Now, of course, this is June, and we would expect rainstorms like that one to be over with by now.
Rainfall in Vancouver as measured at Pearson Field was short of the record 1.10 inches set in 1968. Vancouver did surpass the halfway mark for the average monthly rainfall, which is 1.72 inches. Most areas around the city averaged around 1 inch of rain Wednesday. The foothills had about three times that amount, with the heaviest around Cougar and June Lake.
Oregon really got soaked with coastal mountains and the Cascades receiving 3 to 5 inches. There was quite a rain shadow effect just east of the coastal mountains. At one point, Vancouver measured a storm total Wednesday of 0.89 of an inch, while Hillsboro, Ore., measured just 0.41 of an inch. The same held true in the Olympic Peninsula. Quillayute recorded some 3 inches of rain, while Sequim to the east had only a trace.
More rain comes in later tonight and Friday. If that gets out of here quickly, the weekend might not be too bad, although I wouldn’t rule out some showers.
