Portland got .04″ this morning…how exciting. If it was anytime between November and April we’d call that a dry day. And Salem, you folks just barely squeaked out .01″ to end your dry spell of 68 days!
This means our dry spell ended at 51 days, making it the 8th longest dry spell in Portland’s history. Here’s the info from the Portland NWS:
BELOW ARE THE TOP 10 DRY STREAKS AT PORTLAND AIRPORT…
NUMBER
OF DAYS YEAR DATES
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1. 71 DAYS 1967 JUN 23 – SEP 1
2. 62 DAYS 1984 JUN 30 – AUG 30
3. 55 DAYS 1960 JUN 20 – AUG 13
3. 55 DAYS 1952 JUN 30 – AUG 23
5. 53 DAYS 1980 JUL 5 – AUG 26
6. 52 DAYS 1951 JUL 7 – AUG 27
6. 52 DAYS 1985 JUN 8 – JUL 29
8. 51 DAYS 2012 JUL 21 – SEP 9
9. 47 DAYS 1998 AUG 1 – SEP 16
9. 47 DAYS 1981 JUL 13 – AUG 28
For the record, this does nothing for our lawns and gardens, it just makes the air fresher and keeps the dust down on my driveway for a couple of days. Another long period of dry weather and sunshine is on the way so enjoy the cool air today and tomorrow morning.
Chief Meteorologist Mark Nelsen
Posted by Mark Nelsen 
