We know how October works, right? We start warm in Portland. And we end up all wet. But rarely do we get this wet--6.14" of rain, 205% of average! All that and not even in the top 5 wettest Octobers. Oh well, maybe next time. Also, just for fun, I asked KOIN Local 6 Weather Intern Jeff to … [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...]
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...]
Summer 2012: Pretty Nice In The Northwest
Just five days before summer 2012 came to an end, Portland hit 90 degrees. And our six year old told me, "I'm so hot, I'm looking forward to some cool rain someday." Note to my son: be careful what you wish for! The chart to the right shows what happened to our temperatures the final week of … [Read more...]
When Does Fall Start?
I've been getting this question a lot over the last couple of weeks. When does fall start this year? Well, here's the answer to the question, "When does Fall 2012 Start?" Fall starts at 7:49am - pacific time zone - Saturday September 22, 2012 Fall starts at 8:49am - mountain time zone … [Read more...]
Back To School, Now Back To 90 Degrees?
I need to do some more research on this. But it's my general belief that as soon as the kids go back to school, mother nature turns the temperature back up! Whoops, she's doing it again. Wednesday: A couple of places in the south Willamette Valley could hit 90. Thursday: A number of places … [Read more...]
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