Wet September Dry October
Our summer this year came to an abrupt end in early September with unusually wet and cool weather. But as expected, the second half of September dried out. What wasn’t expected is that the dry spell would continue through the first half of October. Percent of normal Rainfall for the last 30 days is shown below. Most of the Inland Northwest has had less than 25% of normal rainfall. Some areas have had less than 5%. This is unusual, but not record setting. Here’s the historical rainfall at Spokane for this period. This year is in 11th place. Considering that there’s 145 years of data, that’s a pretty impressive ranking. You can also see that 2024 was also dry during this mid-September through mid-October period. Any hope of a change? Thankfully, yes. But we’ll have to be patient, and not get our hearts set on a deluge of rain. The first pacific storm is going to miss us. Heading for California. Get used to this. Very common durin...