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Summer 2006 Precipitation Rankings

9/7/2006

June through August

Seattle (1949-2006)

   

Bellingham (1950-2006)

Rank Year Precipitation     Rank Year Precipitation
1 1987 0.84"     1 1951 0.65"
2 2003 0.89"     2 2006 1.41"
12 2006 2.12"          
Normal   3.30"     Normal   4.57"

Quillayute (1967-2006)

   

Hoquiam (1954-2006)

Rank Year Precipitation     Rank Year Precipitation
1 1967 2.12"     1 2003 1.03"
2 2003 3.2"     2 1967 1.12"
9 2006 4.47"     5 2006 2.52"
Normal   8.51"     Normal   5.12"

Spokane (1890-2006)

   

Yakima (1947-2006)

Rank Year Precipitation     Rank Year Precipitation
1 1949 0.48"     1 1973 0.03"
2 2003 0.66"     2 1970 0.14"
94 2006 3.52"     26 2006 0.91"
Normal   2.62"     Normal   1.20"

Lakeside/Chelan (1959-2006)

Rank Year Precipitation
1 2003 0.05"
2 1960 0.22"
30 2006 1.39"
Normal   1.97"


July through August

Seattle (1949-2006)

   

Bellingham (1950-2006)

Rank Year Precipitation     Rank Year Precipitation
1 1967 0.03"     1 2006 0.17"
2 2006 0.08"     2 1951 0.39"
Normal   1.81"     Normal   2.62"

Quillayute (1967-2006)

   

Hoquiam (1954-2006)

Rank Year Precipitation     Rank Year Precipitation
1 2006 1.21"     1 1973 0.11"
2 2002 1.34"     2 1985 0.38"
Normal   5.01"     6 2006 0.74"
          Normal   2.80"

Spokane (1890-2006)

   

Yakima (1947-2006)

Rank Year Precipitation     Rank Year Precipitation
1 1917 0.00     1 1988 0.00"
2 1931 0.01"     2 1967/69/73 0.01"
19 2006 0.35"     5 2006 0.06"
Normal   1.44"     Normal   0.58"

Lakeside/Chelan (1959-2006)

Rank Year Precipitation
1 1959/2003 0.00"
2 1973/85 0.02"
3 2006 0.04"
Normal   0.88"


Related Links

Summer 2006 Precipitation Rankings
WA Department of Ecology Water Resources Program
U.S. Drought Monitor
WRCC Standardized Precipitation Index
7-Day Average Streamflow Compared to Normal