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Month: May 2018

Portland’s Second-Driest and Second-Warmest Month of May

Portland’s Second-Driest and Second-Warmest Month of May

This is an update to the original blog posted on 5/30/2018: With the NWS forecast not even mentioning rain for the 31st, numerous showers popped up through the Metro area in the afternoon and evening, providing the Portland Airport with an additional 0.02” of rain to add to its earlier monthly total of 0.15”.  With the new monthly total of 0.17”, it was still the 2nd driest May on record. With the now 5 days of measurable precipitation, it drops…

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Happy Valley, Oregon, Weather: April 2018

Happy Valley, Oregon, Weather: April 2018

TEMPERATURES April started off quite cool as the maximum on the 1st remained in the 40s, fooling any thinking that Spring was soon on its way. Minimum temperatures during the first 3 days fell into the 30s, even allowing for some light snow on the morning of the 2nd. Maximums recovered into the 60s for several days but chilly weather was never far off, returning to only the 40s and 50s from the 11th-17th as warm air continued staying far…

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