Kitsap's best summer ever?

Our rain guru, Jim LeCuyer, thinks this was the best summer ever (his exact words). Although most of us disagree, we can't argue that cool wet summers are good for our water supply. In Kitsap we all use groundwater. When its hot, our water consumption at least doubles. We tend to get nervous about our lawns and gardens and let our hoses flow. This year, we had to do less of that.

To say we had more rainfall is one thing, but look at the big picture. This graph compares this year's rainfall (in blue) to the historical average (in red). Look at the green line. . .remember 1999? We weren't quite there this year, but close. For an update on daily rainfall visit the KPUD webpage at www.kpud.org.