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...]
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...]
Sweet End To One Of Portland’s Rainiest Days Of 2013
Sweet indeed. That's how I'd describe the end of Wednesday March 6, 2013. At least the end at the coast. Specifically, Agate Beach Oregon, near Newport. Claire captures that nicely. And just as sweet is the sunset picture from Rockaway Beach, Oregon. Oooh. Ahhh. Look at those colors just … [Read more...]
Major Quakes & Mega-Quakes: An Unusual Number Of Them Lately
The earthquake alerts I have set-up went crazy as I was finishing my forecast for the 5 o'clock news. A Magnitude 8.0 Major Earthquake hit an island chain in the south Pacific at 5:12pm Portland time on Tuesday February 5, 2013. Weird, second quake in the last week that's disrupted my weather … [Read more...]
Incredible Cold, Leads To Incredible Ice After Chicago Fire
It looks like something from a movie set. I mean, this picture of ice coating a truck and barrels in Chicago must be a work of photoshop, right? Apparently not. It's a Reuter's photo in the aftermath of a fire in Chicago where the firefighters water froze into an unbelievable scene. … [Read more...]
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