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Author (#1588)November 2006 ArchivesBefore the cold air moved in and the snow started flying, Sunday's storm made this the wettest November ever recorded in several Oregon cities. Portland Airport: 11.65" of rain. Old record was 11.57" in 1942 Troutdale: 12.59" of rain. Old record was 11.80" in 1960 Vancouver: 12.97" of rain. Old record was 12.92" in 1942 Astoria: 20.22" of rain. Old record w... We did it. Last night, we broke into the top 5. But this is no Billboard or Box Office list. If this were an awards show, we might call it the 'rainies'. Of course, I don't think that's really a word, but it probably works anyway...in this case. As of noon today, this is the 4th wettest November in Portland history. Here's the complete top 5 list. 1) 11.57" - 1942 2) 11.53" - 1973 3) 11.15" - 1995 <...Would you believe we've been hit by a windstorm before, on this very date? True story. It was November 13, 1981. The storm created wind gusts topping 100mph along parts of the Oregon Coast, just like our current windstorm did. And gusts in the Willamette Valley were even stronger than this time around: 71mph in both Salem and Portland. Amazingly, the 1981 storm was followed by a second windst... We woke up to temperatures near 70 this morning. That's crazy. Over the last couple of days, I've been asked two main questions: 1) Why is it so warm around here? and 2) Why is it so incredibly wet? The answer to #1: Now normally, we'd get storms that are 'born' in the Gulf of Alaska (where it's very cold!!) and then they share that cold air wit... |
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