We did it. Portland had so much rain during May 2013, we made it into the record books for the month. As you can see, we tied 2010 for third wettest may on record at PDX, with records dating back to 1941. But the way we did this is also incredible: That's right...more rain during a nine … [Read more...]
Portland’s May Weather: The Driest Of Times, The Wettest Of Times
Spending May 2013 in Portland, Oregon (and many other places in the northwest) was a wild weather ride! The month started with skies like you see in this picture. Beautiful and bright from sunrise to sunset. Portland weather spoiled us all: 14 straight days of unusually warm highs, as hot as … [Read more...]
Oklahoma Tornado: From The Air & From Space
The National Weather Service has upgraded the Moore, Oklahoma tornado's strength to an EF-5 tornado, with wind speeds of 200-210mph. Aerial pictures like this (tweeted by @WCL_Shawn)  show the view from above today, May 21, 2013. Somewhere on the ground amid the rubble, investigators from … [Read more...]
Developing:Deadly Oklahoma Tornado
It's heartbreaking. Pictures like this AP photo of a woman carrying a child away from the devastation in Moore, Oklahoma on the afternoon of May 20, 2013. Preliminary Tornado Strength: EF-4 with wind speeds up to 200mph. Death Toll: Sure to climb as searches go through rubble The most … [Read more...]
Ring Of Fire From Solar Eclipse, Down Under
Friday morning May 10, 2013 was spectacular in some parts of Australia. This is a picture of the so-called "Ring Of Fire" where the moon passing in front of the sun is not quite big enough to cover the entire sun as we see it. I found this photo by Nicole Hollenbeck on one of my favorite … [Read more...]
Updated: Spring, Summer 2013 Northwest Weather Outlook
Ahhh, Spring. A lot of sun time. Blue sky above the KOIN Tower (shown here). And warm weather most of the time. Uh, most years, this would describe anywhere but the Pacific Northwest, including Portland and the Willamette Valley. But so far, Spring 2013 has been unusually dry and … [Read more...]
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