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.
The sun's rays reach the ground in Seattle during 43 percent of daylight hours on average year round, for a total of 1922 hours annually. Typically on 71 days a year the sky is mainly clear, with at most 30 percent cloud cover. Sunlight in Seattle averages 12 hours and 14 minutes a day. The shortest days of the year in mid December have 8 hours and 25 minutes of daylight. The year's longest days in mid June last 15:59 from sunrise to sunset.