Wow. Over twice as much as I've gotten just a few miles down the road (0.51").
Some kind of shadowing effect obviously comes into play at my location, but it must be quite localized and I have no idea how it works.
Corvallis is the only Willamette Valley location I could find that got less rain than I did out of this event. Why they (and I) should be shadowed when other WV locations are not is beyond me.
Thanks for the story! I love the Port Angeles, Sequim, Victoria area. I’m not sure if you knew about its unique microclimate before you moved there but it gets less rain compared to everywhere else west of the Cascades due to the Olympic Rain Shadow. At the same as you mentioned it can get lots of snowfall if the setup is right. December 1996 is another example. If I was from BC I would probably live in Victoria.
Wouldn’t be surprising if the 3 day storm total ends up 2-2.5 inches for us. Looks like another decent shot of rain coming through overnight tonight into tomorrow. Can’t say I’ve ever seen a straight up fall like storm in June. We’ve had some decent rain events in the month of June over the last few years but the wind really made it feel like a fall storm.