Heavy Rain — Thurston, Washington

2023-12-05 to 2023-12-06 · near (olm)olympia Arpt, Thurston, Washington

Event narrative

A record rainfall of 2.96 inches was recorded at the Olympia airport. This broke the previous daily record of 2.18 inches in 1970.

Wider weather episode

An atmospheric river event brought flooding, record breaking rainfall, and record high temperatures to Western Washington.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1151537. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.