May brought record-breaking rain to Petersburg

Petersburg, Ketchikan, Haines, and Skagway all received record amounts of rainfall in May. Across the panhandle, many communities saw double or triple the amount of rainfall they normally get during the month. Most communities also experienced colder-than-average temperatures.

National Weather Service Meteorologist Zoe Kaplan said that this kind of weather is unusual in spring.

"This whole event is pretty anomalous, because these are totals that we would normally see in the fall. But I guess it's continued through the winter and made it through the spring as well," she said.

Petersburg receive...