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Per KGW Portland:

PORTLAND -- Local weather records have fallen like the rain this spring.

Over the weekend, Portland broke the record for latest date to reach 60 degrees. Before this year, March 27 was the latest into the year before reaching the 60-degree point. That record fell Sunday and KGW Meteorologist Nick Allard said Portland wasn't likely to finally break 60 degrees until Wednesday.

With Tuesday morning's rain, Portland has now also had 28 days of measurable rain during March, breaking the old record for 27 days of rain in March.

By late Tuesday, March 2011 had also earned the distinction of being the fifth-rainiest on record, with 6.23 inches recorded at PDX Airport and more on the way.

KGW Chief Meteorologist Matt Zaffino said Portland had a good shot to finish fourth-wettest in history. In 1989, 6.73 inches of rain fell in the city. Portland's wettest March had 7.52 inches of rainfall back in 1957.

I know I rail against the weather here. I am also sure that I would, and did, complain that our summers in Florida were a miserable mixture of high humidity and high heat, but even Portland weather apologists have to be getting sick of this month.

To the Creek tomorrow to see how EPIC works. Just in the nick of time too. More to come as always. Stay dry if you can.