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.
September was a fairly dry month in Seattle, with just half the normal precipitation. More noteworthy, however, was the monthâs average temperature, which ended up 0.8 degrees below normal.That broke an 18-month stretch of warmer-than-normal months in Seattle, dating back to March 2014.eptember was a fairly dry month in Seattle, with just half the normal precipitation. More noteworthy, however, was the monthâs average temperature, which ended up 0.8 degrees below normal.