Originally published May 4, 2012 at 4:54 AM | Page modified May 4, 2012 at 5:42 AM
Rainfall records Thursday in Western Washington
Thursday's rain set records in parts of Western Washington.
The Associated Press
Thursday's rain set records in parts of Western Washington.
The National Weather Service reports .73 of an inch at Sea-Tac Airport broke the record of .59 set in 1948.
Olympia had 1.09, breaking the 1948 record of 1.00 inch.
Hoquiam had .99, breaking a 1981 record of .55.
The Weather Service also reports significant snow for this time of year in the Cascades. A foot of snow fell at Paradise on Mount Rainier and 5 inches at White Pass.
In addition the high temperature Thursday at Olympia was only 50 degrees - 13 degrees below normal - breaking the previous record low maximum of 51 for that date.
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