![]() Upstream, Lake Powell saw a huge dip in water levels, bringing rockslides, corpses, and more to the surface than had ever been seen before.Ĭopyright 2022 KTVK/KPHO. The number of days with precipitation counts the days when rainfall or snowfall (when melted) amounted to 0.01 inches (0.3 millimeters) or more. This past summer, Grand Canyon National Park saw a lessened water flow of the Colorado River since the snow was “melting about a month earlier than it did a century ago, and there’s evaporation as well,” Mark Nebel, the park’s geosciences program manager, told CNN. Precipitation This table gives the total precipitation that fell on Seattle during each year from 2010. The drought is heavily impacting our National Parks. China reported its driest summer in 60 years, Europe was forced to enact water restrictions, and the Northeast began reporting more dryness than its ever seen before. RELATED COVERAGE: Phoenix got below-average rainfall for the monsoon but that’s not the whole storyĪccording to NWS, while these numbers might not yet be cause for significant concern if the dryness continues through October, “the more noteworthy this becomes.” It’s no surprise that most of the world continues to be in a drought, a phenomenon experts say is because of climate change. That year saw a grand total of 19.73 inches of rain! The driest year was 2002, which saw 2.82 inches of total rainfall. According to the National Weather Service, the wettest year for Phoenix was 1905. In fact, 2022 is the fourth year in the past decade with below-average summer rain. 30, the monsoon “season.” Arizona’s Family First Alert Weather team says they’re anticipating a below-average rainfall total for 2022. Here in Phoenix, our precipitation is calculated at the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, which marked 2.23″ of rain from June 15 until Sept. However, most of the inches come from rainfall rather than snowfall. On average, the city sees 39.34 inches of precipitation yearly. In terms of total recorded solar insolation, Port Angeles exceeded Seattle by 12. Seattle-Tacoma Airport has been calculating the city’s precipitation totals since 1945, according to the Seattle Weather blog. To answer this we need to look at how much rainfall and sunshine Port. Seattle, sometimes called “Rain City,” is no stranger to various kinds of precipitation, including snow. #wawx /iCLn22fpl3- NWS Seattle October 10, 2022 The month with the most rain in Seattle is November, with an average rainfall of 7.5 inches. Annual precipitation averages 39 inches (990 millimeters), with the heaviest rains falling from October through March. For a little more perspective, here's how we stack up since July 1st in the precipitation department against some other cities in the U.S. Rain falls throughout the year in Seattle. ![]()
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