Seattle just broke its dry streak record. How close are we?

Seattle may have broken its record for longest dry streak on Tuesday, but Olympia has a long way to go.

The record here for consecutive days with no measurable rain is 55, set back in 1960, said Gary Schneider, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Olympia recorded a small amount of rain on July 20 that ended a 31-day streak of dry days.

Even the current three-week-long streak may not last, since there is a 30 percent chance of showers on Saturday and Sunday.

The forecast also calls for smoke in the air until Friday. The state’s Department of Ecology rated Olympia-area air quality as “unhealthy for sensitive groups” on Wednesday.

Olympia did break one weather record recently: The high temperature on Aug. 3 was 96 degrees, breaking the record for that day of 95, set back in 1993, according to Schneider.

And hey, it could be worse. Remember this winter?

This story was originally published August 9, 2017 at 10:58 AM with the headline "Seattle just broke its dry streak record. How close are we?."