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 37 percent of daylight hours on average in October, for a total of 124 hours in the month. Typically on 5 days this month the sky is mainly clear, with at most 30 percent cloud cover. Sunlight in October at Seattle lasts for 10 hours and 49 minutes a day on average. The longest day of the month is the 1st with 11 hours and 39 minutes of daylight. By the end of the month, the days have shortened to 10:00 from sunrise to sunset.