Soggy Northwest Breaks October Rainfall Records
Seattle-based National Weather Service meteorologist Ni Cushmeer said....It's so wet, ...she had to clean the office's rain gauge with bleach because moss was starting to grow in it.
The forecaster doesn't blame climate change for one month of record rain. She said the rain totals fall within the range of natural variability.
The weather forecast for most places in the Northwest contains a chance of rain every day through Halloween. The outlook for November offers no relief. The NWS Climate Prediction Center gives a strong probability for above normal precipitation with temperatures in the normal range over the coming month for Washington, most of Oregon and the northern half of Idaho.