I have a little weather joke I tell to Brenda & Russ when we go into bad or extended weather coverage... Shhhh listen guys! I think I hear the pounding hoofs from the four horsemen of the weather apocalypse... This month I think they really did ride through!

We're now in the last hours of the month of November 2006. What a month! Weather wise we've been all over the board. Like watching a car sliding down I-84 East of Troutdale this morning.

As Officer Joe Friday would say "Just the Facts Ma'am." So here they are... It was the wettest November ever in Portland 11.77" of rain 6.36" above normal, smashing a record that stood for over 60 years. On the coast some places like Astoria saw over 20" of rain. The Rose City had 3 days with an inch or more of precipitation, the heaviest amount 2.53" on the 6th. On the 6th we also saw our warmest temperature 68 degrees. We had only two count'em two dry days this month the 16th and 17th.

In the last week and a cold air moved in the the thermometer moved down. In the last 10 days the snow pack at Timberline lodge has gone from less than 2 feet to just under 7 feet. Great news unless your Mt. Hood Meadows. Oregon 35 the road to Meadows, remains washed out because of heavy rains early in the month. Snow levels briefly dropped down to the valley floor our overnight low on the Wednesday the 29th was 27 degrees.

But wait mother nature Isn't done with us. On the last day of November she through in some freezing rain in parts of east Multnomah, Clark counties and the Columbia River Gorge briefly shutting down I-84, the main route between the east and westsides of the state.

Looking ahead for the first few days of December, It's quiet, very quiet. I for one I'm ok with that. Nothing I like more than standing on my roof putting up Christmas lights with the rain falling, wind blowing and playing with electricity! (note sarcasm)

Dave Salesky
Meteorologist KGW-TV