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Name: Bruce Sussman
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Apr
23
Record April Heat Hits Portland – Now Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Weather
When the sky is this blue over Haystack Rock in late April–you just know something’s going on with the weather.
From Saturday April 21 to Monday April 23, 2012, unusually strong high pressure for the time of year parked over the entire west. The result was clear and warm weather along the Oregon Coast and warm then record hot weather in the Willamette Valley.
Here… Read more
Apr
22
Live Blog From Cannon Beach, Oregon
Ever feel like you travel to far flung places but miss gems nearby in the process?
That’s the way I feel about Cannon Beach just a few miles south of Seaside. I took this shot of people taking a snooze with Haystack Rock in the background. Ahhh, this place is relaxing.
I’m writing this on my iPhone – sitting on the beach. The kids… Read more
Apr
20
Portland’s First Warm Weekend Of 2012 – 80 Degrees Is Possible
A narrow band of rain over us Friday morning April 20 gets pushed way north on Saturday and Sunday.
The sun comes out.
Saturday we hit 70+ (probably low to mid-70s in the Willamette Valley.) This will be the first time we hit 70 degrees in 6 months and 3 days. Crazy!
Unusually humid warm and humid air streams in.
Then there’s Sunday. And there’s a… Read more
Apr
18
Sunsets Later Than 8pm – How Many We’ll Have This Year
It’s official…the sun is now setting just after 8pm in Portland, Vancouver, Salem & along the coast.
I love this time of year for that reason. Although I hate squandering all this daylight on days in the 50s like we did on April 17th!
Portland’s Late, Later and Latest Sunsets
- Portland’s First 8pm Sunset: April 17
- Number Of Portland Sunsets 8pm or Later: 131
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Apr
15
One Big Lesson We Learned From Titanic
It may not look like much, but this map (click on it to make it bigger) is one of the big lessons we learned form the sinking of Titanic 100 years ago today.
This is the map of known icebergs — of varying shapes and sizes — moving around the north Atlantic Ocean right now. This map is for April 15, 2012…exactly 100 years after Titanic… Read more
Apr
14
Baby Video Of Packy The Elephant On His 50th Birthday
This picture is from when the Oregon Zoo’s world famous elephant turned one year old. Pictures were still in black and white.
Today, April 14, 2012, Packy turns 50 years old. And amazingly, Portland sun will be shining, especially for those celebrating with Packy later in the day.
While I was preparing my “Packy’s Bday Bash Forecast” for last night’s news on KOIN Local 6, I… Read more
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