We finally managed to get some soaking rains and it is a good thing because we may not have any until the fall season. The remaining days of June appear to be mostly dry. Not ruling out rain but if there is any it will be on the lighter side of things.
So how much rain did we have? That varied around the county, as many areas had some good downpours. Officially in Vancouver we measured .08 of an inch on Friday, .27 of an inch on Saturday, .70 of an inch on Sunday and .35 of an inch as of 3 p.m. Monday. That brings our monthly total for June to 1.44 inches, nearly a half-inch above average.
That amount is more than what fell in both April and May combined. Also more rain than fell in March and the heaviest four-day precipitation total since Feb. 18, and that was mostly all snow, if you remember that winter event.
So yes, it was a milestone and a welcome one at that. Surprisingly enough, we had more rain here in Clark County than what fell on the southern Washington Coast. Monday with lots of clouds and showers, the Long Beach Peninsula had blue skies and sunshine. Go figure.