Did you catch KOIN Local 6 at 11 last night? Anchor Jeff Gianola sang "Turn out the lights, the party's over..." And that has to mean our record dry stretch is ending. Some of the facts about it are in this graphic. Who knows how long it will be until we see something like this again in the … [Read more...]
Portland In October: “Like A City In The Desert Southwest”
Here's a crazy one. On the afternoon of Friday October 5, 2012--Portland's air was almost exactly as dry the air in Phoenix, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada! You can see the comparison of relative humidity to the right. It's a comparison I might possibly get to make on a rare 100 degree day in … [Read more...]
First Chilly East Wind Event Of Fall
It's the annual 'thinning of the herd' in our area. That is, the first round of gusty east wind is already bringing down the weakest of our trees. As you can see, my KOIN Local 6 colleague Sally Showman was on the scene with this one. As of late morning, PGE is already reporting scattered power … [Read more...]
All Across Portland-Vancouver: Living Like We’re Part Of The 1%
Ah yes. Life as the privileged one percent. I've always wondered what that would be like. Now lots of us know! 80s In October: 1% Of The Time I went digging into the Portland record books and over the last 20 years (1992-2012) we've had just 9 days in October where highs have reached … [Read more...]
Record Dry Stretch Hits Portland, Willamette Valley
There are really only two phases in northwest weather: the rainy season...and road construction! And based on months of driving through detours -- all under blue skies -- we can safely say road construction won this time around! This chart to the right is proof that Portland has just finished … [Read more...]
Oregon Rain Shadow Seen By Satellite
The green in this NASA Image indicates very wet areas of Oregon. In this case, the Oregon Cascades. The red indicates very dry areas of Oregon. In this case, just east of the Cascades. As you can see, the wet and dry areas are right next to each other. That's because of what we call the rain … [Read more...]
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