PORTLAND, Ore. -- Thursday's latest round of rain pushed Portland to the edge of another rain record. Only ten days into the month, Portland has already totaled the second-rainiest June ever recorded, at 3.83 inches, just shy of the all-time record of 4.03 inches.
Wet weather records have been falling like the rain since April, and another one fell Wednesday. June 9 was the latest into the calendar year that Portland has failed to reach 80 degrees for the high temperature at least once.
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On Sunday, 1.48 inches of rain fell in Portland, nearly as much as the city typically received in the entire month of June. Sunday's deluge brought Portland's monthly rain total to 3.09 inches.
With Sunday's deluge, Portland also surpassed the record for most rain for May and June combined, with 7.83 inches since May 1.
Many Oregon cities, including Astoria, Salem, Eugene and Portland, had already reached their June monthly rainfall by June 4.
Rain records have been falling for three months. The wet start to June follows a May that was the third-wettest ever recorded at 4.75 inches of rain. April set a new record with 25 measurable days of rain. Hill noted that, since April 1, 52 out of the 67 days have had measurable rain.
Friday was expected to start wet before gradual drying, but KGW Meteorologist Nick Allard said summer-like weather would finally arrive this weekend, with highs expected to be in the 80s.
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