Credit: NWS Seattle
| It hasn’t been this hot since 1987. Will rainy season ever start in the South Sound? From The Olympian: |
| It’s only reached 80 degrees in October 11 times since 1923. Following one of the hottest Septembers on record, the greater Seattle area will soak up more sunshine and above-average temperatures to kick off October. The area has never experienced consecutive 80-degree highs this month, according to the National Weather Service, and September hasn’t been as warm as it was since 1998. Prior to that dot-com heat, similar Septembers landed in ‘67 and ‘57. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport recorded 23 days over 70 degrees Fahrenheit last month. The 74.7 degree average garnered September 2022 the recognition of fourth warmest in more than three decades. === This ‘lil heat wave will last for a beaming 11 days. Tacoma temperatures are forecast to exceed 70 degrees today through — drumroll — Tuesday, Oct. 11. The likelihood of rain between now and then is slim, with an 8 percent or lower chance every day except Sunday, Oct. 9, when the percentage hikes to just 14 percent. Two days later it hops modestly to about a quarter. Read more |
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