Thanks to Mr. Pierce and his data, we can go ahead and start looking at our wettest Septembers here in Oregon now that the fuacet has seemed to turn on just a tad. Below are the records for PDX Airport:
(Note: Years in Bold are most recent records within the last 10 years 2000-2010)
YEAR..... SEP
1986 .....4.30
1982 .....3.98
1945 .....3.96
1969 .....3.86
1941 .....3.58
1971 .....3.53
1977 .....3.33
1973 .....3.29
1948 .....3.28
1972 .....3.06
1996 .....3.05
1955 .....2.86
1959 .....2.81
1985 .....2.76
1944 .....2.73
1951 .....2.55
1968 .....2.20
1978 .....2.07
2007 .....2.04
1997 .....1.98
1981 .....1.86
1988 .....1.76
1979 .....1.75
1966 .....1.70
2005 .....1.70
2000 .....1.67
1949 .....1.66
1962 .....1.66
1964 .....1.61
1980 .....1.56
2002 .....1.54
1989 .....1.48
1984 .....1.46
1950 .....1.45
2009 .....1.40
1960 .....1.37
1995 .....1.31
1953 .....1.16
1946 .....1.15
1994 .....1.13
1956 .....1.12
1992 .....1.12
1970 .....1.10
1998 .....1.09
1947 .....1.06
1958 .....1.05
2004 .....1.03
2006 .....0.86
1954 .....0.85
2003 .....0.85
1967 .....0.76
1963 .....0.75
1976 .....0.73
2001 .....0.70
1961 .....0.64
1957 .....0.49
2008 .....0.48
1983 .....0.39
1990 .....0.34
1952 .....0.33
1987 .....0.30
1974 .....0.21
1999 .....0.10
1942 .....0.06
1943 .....0.06
1991 .....0.02
1965 .....0.01
The most recent year with the wettest September in the last 10 years is 2007 with 2.04" of rain. The current tally so far this month for PDX is 2.05" according to the NWS as of 8:43 AM Satursday. Obviously, we are already the wettest September in the last 10 years!
1. 2010.....2.05"
2. 2007.....2.04"
3. 2005.....1.70"
4. 2000.....1.67"
5. 2002.....1.54"
6. 2009.....1.40"
7. 2004.....1.03"
8. 2006.......86"
9. 2003.......85"
10.2001.......70"
Although, this September is proving to be the wettest in the last 10 years, we are pretty confident that most extreme rainfall records will stand. You can obviously start feeling the effects of that moderate to strong developing La Nina now!
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