27-Year July Rain Record Broken In Seattle Area

SEATTLE, WA — Nearly a quarter-inch of rain fell in the Seattle area on Wednesday, smashing a 27-year-old record for that day, according to the National Weather Service.

About .24 inches of a rain fell at Sea-Tac on Wednesday. The last record for that day was set in 1992 when .14 inches fell. The total July rainfall for the region stands at .77 inches, according to the NWS, and .70 inches is typical for this time of year.

"The 0.77 inches is the wettest first 10 days of July in Seattle in over 20 years (1.19 inches in 1997)," the NWS Seattle office wrote on Twitter.

The heaviest rain in the region this week fell along the Cascades between North Bend and Eatonville, with isolated heavy rainfall in the Renton Highlands area.

Here are the 72-hour rainfall totals for some locations, according to the NWS:

• Renton — 0.71 inches
• Sea-Tac — 0.34 inches
• Snoqualmie Pass — 0.29 inches
• Boeing Field — 0.23 inches
• Tolt Reservoir — 0.08 inches

The region should dry out starting Thursday. The forecast for Puget Sound calls for partly-cloudy skies and highs in the 70s into early next week.