That advertising slogan from a now-defunct local brewery has taken on an added significance recently. Those of you not living here in the Upper Left Hand Corner have probably read or heard by now of our record-setting rainfall; as of last Friday, we'd had 27 consecutive days of measurable precipitation in Seattle, before a one day dry spell on Saturday left us with a dismal second place finish, well shy of our local record of 34 straight days set in 1953. But, we're now on day #7 of a new streak, so there's still a slim chance we could get back up into competitive numbers by the end of the month.
Our neighbors to the south, Tacoma, Olympia, and Shelton (along with Forks on the west side of the Olympic Peninsula), however, are doing much better - or worse, depending on your perspective. Here's a look at the latest stats as of this morning:
Olympia: 34 (Breaks record of 33, set in 1953)
Shelton: 34 (Record: 41 set in 1990)
Forks: 33 (Record: 51 set in 1998)
Tacoma (McChord): 33 (Ties record of 33, set in 1953)
The state record is 55 straight days set in Centralia (just south of Oly) in the winter of 1996/97. So, there's a pretty good chance that by early next month we may be crowning a new "Wettest City In Washington".
No doubt, Las Vegas bookies are already setting odds on the potential victor (my money's on Forks), so if your favorite pro football team is currently out of the running (something oddly, we can't say here - yet), and you need a bit of action to tide you over until the NBA playoffs, here's a great opportunity.
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