Have you felt trapped inside this winter, the way the Sussman family cats have? Have you been looking through the screen door, wondering when the rain will stop? If so, you've got lots of company. Because together, we just made it through the wettest December-February in Portland History. These … [Read more...]
Record Breaking Start To Northwest Rainy Season
Is this crazy or what? I mean--we had .25" of rain in 3 months and next thing you know it's rainy cats and dogs and doesn't stop. In the graphic you can see that Portland, Vancouver and Salem all smashed rainfall records for October 12th. And there are two more amazing things, to me, … [Read more...]
Mother Nature Cooks Up Broken Records During Thanksgiving Week 2011
The biggest day for records was Tuesday November 22, 2011. Just check out the Portland Airport stats in this graphic where records have been kept since 1940. If you had relatives visiting this week--don't let them whine about all the rain. Instead, tell them to be thankful they witnessed … [Read more...]