Aug
01
The rest of the country has to be jealous.
Portland, Oregon never even hit 90 degrees in July 2012. The hottest day was 88 degrees on July 8, 2012.
As you see in my graphic here, 61% of the highs were below average in Portland this month. And for the second July in a row, Portland did not hit 90 degrees. Two Julys in a row… Read more
Jul
23
Weather confusion.
Has it happened to you or your family?
It was our annual Central Oregon summer trip and we were swimming in the pool with blue skies overhead. That’s when our 5 year old said, “Daddy, when do we go home to Oregon?” I said, “We’re in Oregon. Where do you think we are?”
“We’re in California because it’s so sunny and hot… Read more
Bruce Sussman has been forecasting Northwest weather since 1994. He is the Chief Meteorologist at Koin Local 6 News in Portland, Oregon and a member of the American Meteorological Society. Bruce graduated from University of Missouri and completed advanced Meteorology studies at Mississippi State ....
