Seattle deluged with more than a month's worth of rain in 3 days

02 Mar 2022, 02:00 · UPI

An extreme atmospheric river unleashed heavy rain and snow over the Pacific Northwest over the last three days of February, bringing significant flooding, avalanche threats, landslides and wreaking havoc on roadways.

The deluge shattered daily rainfall records in Seattle, according to the National Weather Service, and the Emerald City wasn't the only place to break daily rainfall records. The new daily record of 2.97 inches of rain in Seattle surpassed the previous record of 1.46 inches set back on Feb. 28, 1972. Feb. 28 also took the spot for the fourth-wettest February day on record.