Rain in forecast for Padres opening day
There have been just three rainouts and eight rain delays in 19 seasons at Petco Park
There might be an even longer wait for the start of the most anticipated Padres season in history.
Rain is in San Diego’s forecast for Thursday when the Padres are scheduled to play the Rockies at 1:10 p.m.
The National Weather Service had this to say about this coming Wednesday and Thursday:
While San Diegans can generally set aside worry about the chance of rain, 2023 has seen rainfall totals well above average in the area.
There have been three rainouts in Petco Park history. The most recent was May 7, 2017. There was also one July 19, 2015 and one April 4, 2006, when the second game of that season was washed out.
Where many teams in the Midwest and East have a half-dozen or more rain delays in a season, the Padres have had just eight games delayed by rain since moving into Petco Park in 2004, the latest of those coming Sept. 9 before a game against the Dodgers.
The Padres have also had two games delayed by bees.
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