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2.91 inches of rain fell Saturday in Olympia area, drenching 1966 record

Firefighters from the McLane, Wash. Fire Dept. look at a flash flood that left Highway 8 near Olympia, Wash. covered in mud and debris Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 after a flash flood swept down a tributary of Kennedy Creek. Drenching rain swelled rivers and flooded streets across much of Western Washington on Monday, and high winds gusting to more than 80 mph blew trees into power lines and onto roads. (Ted S. Warren / AP)
By Rolf Boone The Olympian

How wet was it on Saturday? It was so wet that the last time that much rain fell in the Olympia area, The Beatles were still a thing.

That’s according to Johnny Burg of the National Weather Service, who said Sunday that nearly 3 inches of rain fell Saturday in the Olympia area, smashing the old record of 1.21 inches set in 1966.

That much rain means Thurston County rivers are still under a flood watch until Monday morning, Burg said.

As for the rest of the week, the forecast is relatively tranquil, with sunshine in the forecast and highs in the lower to mid-60s Monday and Tuesday. There’s a chance of rain Wednesday morning. High temperatures will be near 60, with overnight lows this week in the upper 30s and lower 40s.

The rain-pounding storm that rolled through Western Washington on Saturday also produced sustained winds of 39 miles per hour in Hoquiam and gusts of up to 52 miles per hour, Burg said.