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...]
The Story Behind Our Intense Sunrise And Sunset Colors
Oooh, ahhh. Wow. That's one red sunset. Darlisa snapped this picture in the Gorge Monday night September 24, 2012. Honestly, the sunrise at my house that same morning was almost as red. Not quite--but almost. And it caught the eyes of the entire family. Even the kids stopped playing Legos … [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...]
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