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Wettest, driest days in Seattle since the 1890s

2016-07-12 00:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

King 5: Have you ever wondered what the wettest and driest days of the year are in Seattle? Our friends at the National Weather Service forecast office in Seattle compiled extensive data going back to 1893 when records first began in the old, downtown federal building in Seattle. They looked at every single day of the year and the measurable rainfall occurrence on each day for the last 123 years. The driest days of the year climatologically in Seattle are July 30th and August 4th. Both of those days,...

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Wettest ever December broke UK river records, hydrologists confirm

2016-01-18 11:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Last month broke a host of UK records for rainfall, rivers and groundwater, in addition to it having already been confirmed as the wettest and warmest December on record. According to the The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), which collects all the hydrological data available for the UK, December 2015 set the following records: North West England exceeded its previous maximum December rainfall by an amount almost equivalent to its average monthly rainfall a new UK 24 hour rainfall...

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December in US was warmest, wettest on record

2016-01-07 17:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: Wet weather and scorching temperatures propelled the United States into record books for the hottest December in modern history and the second warmest year since the late 1800s, US government scientists said Thursday. The report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the latest to document a warming trend that many scientists expect will make 2015 the planet's steamiest year on record. Man-made climate change resulting from the burning of fossil fuels, along with the El Nino...

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Portland records wettest December with latest deluge

2015-12-22 05:26:32| Energy - Topix.net

A Monday morning deluge pushed Portland's December rainfall into record territory and brought afternoon snow to some Seattle suburbs as strong winds downed power lines and closed sections of highway in yet another round of storms. The National Weather Service predicted heavy rain and unusually strong winds for much of western Oregon and southwest Washington on Monday.

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