Seattle ? People in water-logged Washington now have official confirmation of something they’ve been suspecting: It’s been raining a lot.

This city had its 26th straight day of rain Friday and was just a week short of the 1953 record of 33 consecutive rainy days. Daily rainfall records already have fallen in Seattle and Olympia.

Gov. Christine Gregoire declared a state of emergency in 12 counties to start the process of seeking federal disaster funds to repair road and infrastructure damage, spokeswoman Holly Armstrong said.

Officials worried about the potential for more landslides and floods, warning that the saturated landscape can’t hold much more water.

Meteorologist Danny Mercer said he thinks the rain will continue at least until Friday, when Seattle would tie the 1953 mark.

“We have a front coming in almost every single day, with very few breaks in between these systems,” Mercer said.

A respite could come Sunday or late next week, but it’s more likely that the rain will only lessen, possibly with a few hours of scattered sunshine, he said.