Thomas Newcomen and the Steam Engine Fairbottom Bobs, a Newcomen steam engine recovered from a mine site in Lancashire, England, was acquired in 1930 by the Henry Ford Museum, which says it is possibly the oldest extant steam engine in the world.
40 days without rain! Seattle 11 days from record dry spell. At Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah on Friday afternoon there were sitters, walkers and stand-up paddlers â and one not paddling. Seattle is close to breaking a record for uninterrupted dry weather, and the forecast is for dry weather into next week.
However, one Northwest city got the crown for most rainy days (days with 0.25 inches, or 0.64 centimeters, of rain or more) a year: the capital of Washington State, Olympia, with nearly 64 days of rain annually [source: WeatherBill, Inc.]. Seattle was a measly 41st on the list for cities with most rainfall. But don't tell the others! Seattle residents are happy to spend their Julys and Augusts basking in the average 25 days a month of sunshine [source: Seattle.gov].