Western Washington faces rising wildfire risk after another dry May

Western Washington faces rising wildfire risk after another dry May

May just wrapped up, and it was another dry month. The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) finished the month of May with just under an inch of rain (0.83 inches), less than 50% of the average for the month. Sea-Tac was not alone—Olympia received only about 30% of average rainfall in May, while Everett and Bellingham had just over 50% of their normal rainfall for the month. For the year, Sea-Tac is close to five inches of rain below a…