{"id":50599,"date":"2019-07-14T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/one-of-the-longest-dry-weather-spells-in-juneau-just-ended\/"},"modified":"2019-07-14T04:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-14T12:30:00","slug":"one-of-the-longest-dry-weather-spells-in-juneau-just-ended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/one-of-the-longest-dry-weather-spells-in-juneau-just-ended\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the longest dry weather spells in Juneau just ended"},"content":{"rendered":"

Merrill Jensen turned into a workaholic last <\/a>July<\/a>, a month in which just 2.7 inches of rain fell in the capital city, roughly half the norm.<\/p>\n

A year later, the Jensen-Olson Arboretum Director & Horticulturist has once again found himself working hard to keep the botanical garden alive. The first rainfall for the month — plus seven straight days leading up to July 1 — came on Friday, putting an end to one of the longest dry spells in Juneau’s history.<\/p>\n

“I really haven’t had a day off in a month,” Jensen said.<\/p>\n

The capital city had gone 18 straight days without rain when the National Weather Service recorded 0.03 inches of precipitation at the airport on Friday, marking one of only 13 instances in Juneau’s recorded weather history of 18 or more days of continuous dry weather.<\/p>\n

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A shower overnight resulted in 0.04" of rain at our office. This is the 1st time we've had measurable precipitation (there was a trace on 7\/3) since June 23rd! The #Juneau<\/a> Airport had the same 18 day stretch of dry weather. Find data for your city https:\/\/t.co\/gBvUnKpSpD<\/a> #akwx<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/srDKl1N0lW<\/a><\/p>\n

— NWS Juneau (@NWSJuneau) July 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n