So much for the “rainy northwest,” eh?
Our summer dry stretch in Portland usually lasts a few weeks. But this time, we outdid ourselves!
We went dry on July 21st and stayed dry until September 10, 2012, when a summer cold front blew through and dropped a whopping .04″ in about an hour.
Even the Sussman kids got up and said, “Wow, it rained outside!” Let’s see if there’s that kind of excitement for rain by mid-November.
Portland Dry Stretch 2012 Headed For The Record Books
BELOW ARE THE TOP 10 DRY STREAKS AT PORTLAND AIRPORT…
NUMBER
OF DAYS YEAR DATES
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1. 71 DAYS 1967 JUN 23 – SEP 1
2. 62 DAYS 1984 JUN 30 – AUG 30
3. 55 DAYS 1960 JUN 20 – AUG 13
3. 55 DAYS 1952 JUN 30 – AUG 23
5. 53 DAYS 1980 JUL 5 – AUG 26
6. 52 DAYS 1951 JUL 7 – AUG 27
6. 52 DAYS 1985 JUN 8 – JUL 29
*** 8. 51 DAYS 2012 JUL 21 – SEP 9 ***
9. 47 DAYS 1998 AUG 1 – SEP 16
9. 47 DAYS 1981 JUL 13 – AUG 28
Bruce: I’m surprised to not see 1986 among your top 10 list of longest dry stretches for Portland. We went 53 days that year here in Vancouver BC . (July 18-Sept.9th). That was our longest streak since 1928!