Its been a wet year in Juneau — the wettest on record in fact.<\/p>\n
The National Weather Service Juneau<\/a> recorded that between 1a.m. and 2 a.m. Wednesday Juneau broke its record for the most rainfall recorded in a single year — a record that had previously reigned for more than three decades.<\/p>\n “We’ve been so wet for so long but now we can say, ‘Hey this year will go down as a year we will remember,’” said Grant Smith, meteorologist at the NWS Juneau.<\/p>\n [Juneau on track to break rainfall record]<\/a><\/ins><\/p>\n NWS began recording precipitation in Juneau in 1936, and the record, which was previously set at 85.15 inches in 1991 measured at the Juneau International Airport, is now in the rearview mirror and then some, according to Smith because as of 9 a.m. the precipitationad continued to surpass the record by .21 inches in just seven hours sitting at 85. 36 inches.<\/p>\n The Juneau airport annual precipitation record has been broken! As of 8AM, December 7th, the airport has recorded 85.31\u201d for the year but the record was officially broken by 2AM. #akwx<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jk3xXEtwZs<\/a><\/p>\n — NWS Juneau (@NWSJuneau) December 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n