It seems like everyday in July 2012 Â I was talking about extreme heat somewhere in the United States. And now NOAA, the agency that tracks long term trends (among many other things!) says it was the hottest July ever recorded in the United States-- when you look at what happened in the lower 48 … [Read more...]
The Northwest Weather Joke That Is Actually True
In a grocery store near you a checker asks: "You bummed out by all the rain this summer so far?" Shopper's Reply: "No, it's okay, it's not July 5th yet, ha-ha" Checker: "Ha-ha-ha, that's what they say...July 5th is when Portland's summer starts, ha-ha." We all joke about it. We laugh about … [Read more...]
One Impressive Fact About The First Day Of Summer In Portland
Weather odds actually favor the first day of summer being unusually warm in Portland and the rest of the I-5 Corridor. At least in recent years. Who knew? I researched this for the my weathercasts last night on KOIN Local 6 News. The chart to the right shows the Portland high temperatures on … [Read more...]
Is This The Start Of A Long, Hot Portland Summer?
I keep thinking about what it says on my 401k statement: past performance is no guarantee of future results. It's true in the stock market. And it's true with any kind of northwest weather trend. But I also know this much from digging through the record books: the last time we had a bunch of … [Read more...]
Records To Beat When It Comes To Portland May Heat
I think some records will fall in the next three days but not as many as you would expect. Probably because we're used to cool May weather. In fact, this is the first May where we've hit 80 degrees or more since May 2009! These are the Portland records to beat for the next three days: May … [Read more...]
Looks Like Another Cool & Wet Spring For The Northwest
It's cruel. But it's not unusual. This NOAA forecast has just one area of the entire country forecast to be unusually cool: Washington, Oregon & some other parts of the northwest! The blue means unusually cool for April, May & June. For the second year in a row...that's us! The … [Read more...]
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