August in Washington was the driest on the books and overall slightly warmer than normal. According to the National Weather Service, precipitation was a fraction of the normal 4.2 inches with less than a quarter-of-an-inch of rain observed. The lack of rain made it the driest August on record for Washington.

Also, the average high temperature was 85.8 degrees, about two degrees above normal and the average low temperature was 59.4 degrees, about 1.5 degrees below normal. Overall, August’s average temperature was 72.6 degrees, and it’s normally 72.4 degrees.

On the year, the average temperature is about one degree above normal at 52.8 degrees and the total precipitation is within a tenth-of-an-inch of the normal 25.94 inches.