October, historically the wettest month of the year in Haines, has started like May, the driest.
The last measurable rainfall occurred Sept. 28, starting a stretch of dry fall weather topped only by a 15-day span in 1997. With rain not forecast until Monday, it appears a new record will be set.
“For the last of September and October, we’re usually wet,” said Kimberly Vaughan, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Juneau.
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