After two incredibly stormy weeks, it's suddenly an 'off the charts' wet February. And I've been asked if that means Oregon's drought is over. If you keep reading down the graphic, you can see for yourself the answer is NO. Portland's total rainfall since the start of the 'water year' or … [Read more...]
Pineapple Express Makes 2012 One Of Wettest Years In Portland History
I always know it's a wet day in the Portland-Vancouver area when "Lake Sussman" appears. That is, a giant mud puddle in the lower right side of our yard. As you see here, Portland had over an inch of rain on Tuesday December 4, 2012--but this time of year, that's not even close to a record. … [Read more...]
Portland’s Record Dry Stretch Finally Over
Did you catch KOIN Local 6 at 11 last night? Anchor Jeff Gianola sang "Turn out the lights, the party's over..." And that has to mean our record dry stretch is ending. Some of the facts about it are in this graphic. Who knows how long it will be until we see something like this again in the … [Read more...]
Incredible Rain, More Flood Potential Ahead
While digging through the record books, I discovered something quite crazy about the rain over the last 7 days in Portland. 27% of the rainy season's total (this starts with our water year on October 1 each year) fell during the last 7 days. Isn't that a crazy statistic? It's certainly … [Read more...]
Funny Joke About Portland, Oregon Weather
I laughed out loud at this one. Jeff & Kelley were starting to wonder about me. And with the weather in Oregon and Washington during early spring, the cartoon is not even a joke. It's true. Right? The great thing is you can easily substitute Seattle, Salem, or Vancouver for Portland, … [Read more...]