NORTH SOUND, MAY 8: April showers bring May flowers. This poem from the 19th Century is especially true in Western Washington and the North Sound.
Yet this year, those April showers were fewer than usual. For instance, Everett-Paine Field had nearly three-quarters of an inch of rain all month, well short of the average 2.60 inches. For the year thus far, Everett has had just more than four inches of rain, only 31% of average.
Those May flowers have enjoyed some warm sunshine so far this month. On Tuesday, May 6, Everett climbed to 75 degrees – the warmest thus far this year. More sunshine is expected through Friday with high temperatures across the North Sound well into the 60s and perhaps around the 70s in the Cascade foothills…