Record-Breaking Rain

Sure, everybody knows it rains a lot in Seattle, but this is precipitation at an unprecedented level of intensity. From the Seattle Times:

The heavy rainfall that continues to pound the region today could break the one-day rainfall record, last set four years ago.

"We're going to come close; it looks good to break it," said Jay Albrecht, a forecaster for the National Weather Service. "It's raining one-quarter inch an hour."

The last record was 5.02 inches, set Oct. 20, 2003. But as of this morning, about 2 ¾ inches has fallen in the past 24 hours in the Seattle area, and the Weather Service says 2 or 3 more inches could fall through tonight.

In addition to all of the havoc the weather is causing for cars, it has made certain intersections pretty difficult to navigate on a bicycle as well. This morning's commute to work was probably the wettest ride I have had in several years.