Record October rainfall is winter's early warning

Retired Eastern Washington University meteorology professor Bob Quinn just can't fully be pushed out the door. He's been hired part-time for spring quarter 2017 to teach one of his true loves, a wetlands class.

And from all indications, having just completed the wettest October on record at the National Weather Service at Spokane International Airport, Quinn and his students will not have to search too far for their outdoor classroom.

As October shifted to November, the monthly rain total sat at a robust 6.21 inches, topping the previous high for the month of 5.41 inches in 1947, and easily br...

 

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