I've worked here at Glendale CC for a long time, and I don't recall conditions being any wetter than they are now. Many areas of the course are almost unplayable, and even the driest parts are sloppy wet. Several people have asked me over the past week why is the course so wet? I asked myself the same question, so I went looking for the past several months rainfall data. The following rainfall data is from the King County Hydrologic Information Center, and the numbers I'm reporting are taken from a collection site at the Bellevue Crossroads area.
Average rainfall for October: 3.41 inches, actual for Oct '12: 7.86 inches.
Average rainfall for November: 5.84 in, actual for Nov '12: 9.56 inches.
Average rainfall for December: 5.43 in, actual for Dec '12 with one four days left in the month: 8.29 inches.
The average rainfall for October through December is 14.68 inches.
The amount of rainfall we have received from Oct through Dec is 25.71 inches.
That's 11.03 inches above normal for the three month period!
I guess all we can do is hope for drier weather to come our way and try to remember what it was like to play the course last summer. Merry Christmas and best wishes for a healthy and happy 2013.
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