FINAL UPDATE 9/10/2018:

With this morning’s 0.01″ rain measurement, falling between 5:00 and 6:00 A.M., the record-streak of consecutive days with no measurable precipitation has come to an end:

UPDATE 8/31/2018:

The new record of consecutive days with no measurable rain was set at 80 days on August 30, 2018.

ORIGINAL BLOG ENTRY ON 8/30/2018:

Nary a drop of measurable rain has fallen at McNary Airport, Salem, Oregon, since June 11, 2018. August 29th marked the 79th consecutive day without measurable rain, tying the record from 1967. With no rain expected today (August 30th) a new record of 80 days is likely to result. When dating back to April 30th, a total of only 0.77″ has fallen over this 122-day period (1/3 of the year!), an incredibly parched time, even for this area that normally has fairly dry summers (the June-August 30-year average for the period 1981-2010 is 2.21″). With only a 20% chance of showers predicted for today, and no rain in the 10-day forecast, the old record will likely get blown out of the water.

Here are the top-10 driest periods, dating back to Dec. 1892:

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