Rain totals top 2 inches so far this year on Whidbey

Published 8:38 am Thursday, January 28, 2010

Total rainfall for 2010 has topped two inches in nearly every reporting station for the WSU Island County Extension.

Even so, this year has been a little bit drier than last year, according to a comparison of rainfall figures from extension weather watchers.

So far this year, Greenbank has reported the most rainfall: 2.37 inches. Elsewhere, it was 2.25 inches of rain at West Beach; 2.10 at Fawn Run in Coupeville; 2.09 at Crockett Lake and Naval Air Station Whidbey Island; 2.05 at Fort Casey; and 1.02 at Polnell Point.

A high temperature of 61 degrees was reported at Polnell Point; the low temp of 34 was at NAS Whidbey.