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July 2007 ArchivesI've been hearing some complaints about the "pathetic" summer we're having. Imgaine that, a weatherman hearing complaints! I thought to myself -"Pathetic !Pathetic?" Has summer really been that bad? The comments sent me digging into the climate records for Portland and Vancouver. Here's what I found out, about our summer so far. It's actually a pretty typical summer. About the only thing missing has been an extended period of extreme... Another morning of low marine clouds in Portland and for most of the rest of Western Oregon. The onshore flow off the coast is a little stronger than Wednesday. We'll see sunny skies again today but it will likely be late morning before skys clear.
The visible satellite picture this morning is a gre... Another perfect July day. Lots of sunshine and warm temperatures. But wait. What about those clouds that fill the morning sky, are we going to see rain fromthem? The simple answer is no.
The past couple of days we've been seeing winds blowing from the northwest,slso known as a Marine Push.The on shore ... Take a look at the pictures below. I took them Saturday morning at the Rosalia airport. Rosalia is a small town in Eastern Washington about 30 miles south of Spokane.
Look closely at this old Cessna 150, the plane has been sitting abandoned at the town's tiny airport. Judging from appearances I'd say t... The large storm system that plagued our region with cloud cover throughout the weekend did more than just block out the sunshine. It also pushed tropical moisture into the Pacific Northwest. Out ahead of this storm system our wind flow is coming in out of the south and southwest. So moist air is streaming in. That's actually pretty typical with these large storms. But what is so unusual about this storm is its strength, and also th... I just finished digging through the climate records for July. If you think this has been a wet month, your're right! As of Friday morning Portland, has had .50" of rain so far this month. This is one of the wettest July's in years! Digging through the weather archives, ok I actually typed and moused my way through them. I found you have to go all the back to the summer of 2001 to find a wetter July.
Ah... A bit calmer weather on the horizon today. Were between systems, just a risk of a few showers wth partly to mostly cloudy skies. All the rain and thundershowers made Wednesday feel more like April or May,not the middle of July. It was the wettest day the Rose City has seen since early June. I've been hearing a lot of complaints both in and out of the newsroom about the sudden change in the weather. Being the spin miester that I'am here's my take on the July rain. It's saving you time and money. How? Well you saving time cause ma' nature is now doing your lawn and garden watering. Saving you money because you're not running your A.C. Not bad huh? I could go into politics. Only problem I'm not sure who has lower approval... Nothing like a little rain after a couple of weeks of dry and warm weather to mess up a morning commute! The rain started falling this morning around 3:30. Driving into work at 4:00 this morning I came across police and fire crews were responding to a crash on I-84 and I-5. I squeezed past and made it into work, albeit a few minutes late. Many others weren't as lucky. Traffic guys Jim Culp and Michael Convery were swamped with accidents by ... Now that I've your attention I'm talking about a weather streak, not running naked through PGE Park. Our streak of 80 plus degree days is about to end. 14 of the first 15 days in July have had Temperatures 80 degrees or higher in Portland. The hottest 102 on July 10th. For the first time this month a weather system is organizing off the Oregon Coast and looks to be headed our direction.
La Nina...spanish for 'the little girl'...appears to be absent so far this year. But what is La Nina? This phenomenon is a cooling of the Pacific Ocean near the equator. It can have widespread impacts on weather conditions across the globe. One of those impacts...it can effect the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic basin. Typically, 'La Nina' years bring more hurricane activity than non 'La Nina' years. So one could think that t... Finally relief from the heat. Yippee! High temperatures with will reach the upper 80s, while that's still above normal it nowhere close to Tueday's 102 degrees. The temperatures maybe cooling but the fire danger stays red hot. A Red Flag warning remains posted from the crest of the Cascades east. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for most of the Willamette Valley & Coast Range.
Lots of new record high temperatures set Tuesday. 102 degrees here in Portland broke a 5 year old record of 98 degrees. Tillamook for only the 3rd time in almost 60 years saw 100 degrees. Cooler temperatures will arrive on the coast today with highs in 60s and lower 70s. The cooler air and cl... Wow... you know it's hot when the Coast reaches 100° like Tillamook did on Tuesday. Below is a list of records set Tuesday.
Even more impressive than Tillamook's 100° is the 99° reached farther up the Coast at Hoq... Get ready, get set & get ready to sweat! The hottest weather so far this year is on the way. All the triple digit temperatures in California & Nevada last week are moving north this week. I wrote last weekend about the heat that was going to push into the area, and it did push in...just not quite as aggressively as we were thinking. So, if you were dreading the hot stuff...you got lucky! Our hottest temperature was on July 4, at just 90 degrees. But your luck might run out this week. Another large area of high pressure is expected to develop across the West, and that will allow a thermal trough to develop. These the... |
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Temperatures today will be just a few degrees above normal with highs in the middle 80s. Tomorrow will feel like a blast furnace with hig...