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Month: August 2018

Salem, Oregon: All-Time Dry-Days Record

Salem, Oregon: All-Time Dry-Days Record

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FINAL UPDATE 9/10/2018: With this morning’s 0.01″ rain measurement, falling between 5:00 and 6:00 A.M., the record-streak of consecutive days with no measurable precipitation has come to an end:     UPDATE 8/31/2018: The new record of consecutive days with no measurable rain was set at 80 days on August 30, 2018.   ORIGINAL BLOG ENTRY ON 8/30/2018: Nary a drop of measurable rain has fallen at McNary Airport, Salem, Oregon, since June 11, 2018. August 29th marked the 79th…

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PORTLAND, OREGON: ALL-TIME RECORD OF 90° DAYS BROKEN

PORTLAND, OREGON: ALL-TIME RECORD OF 90° DAYS BROKEN

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UPDATE: 8/23/2018 Today at the 3:00 P.M. observation, the Portland Airport (PDX) was at 91°, setting the all-time record with the 30th occurrence of temperatures reaching or exceeding 90° for the Rose City. This breaks the previous record of 29 set in 2015.  The chart below has been updated accordingly.    UPDATE: 8/21/2018 At the 2:00 P.M. PDT observation, the Portland Airport had reached 91°, tying the all-time record for Number of Days ≥90° in a calendar year at 29 days…

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Portland, Oregon: 90-Degree Days Record Tied

Portland, Oregon: 90-Degree Days Record Tied

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UPDATE: 8/21/2018 At the 2:00 P.M. PDT observation, the Portland Airport had reached 91°, tying the all-time record for Number of Days ≥90° in a calendar year at 29 days (also in 2015). It would’ve occurred yesterday but the wildfire smoke was so thick (visibility was down to 3 to 6 miles on the hourly observations through the daylight hours) that it held temperatures well-below the predicted highs (83° maximum vs predicted 90° or so). Today, smoke was rather thick until…

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Happy Valley, Oregon, Weather: July 2018

Happy Valley, Oregon, Weather: July 2018

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TEMPERATURES Overall, July started off fairly close to normal through the first 11 days, with some pretty chilly mornings, mostly in the low-to-mid 50s, even dropping to 47.1° on the 3rd for the month’s lowest temperature. The heat quickly took over on the 12th, bringing 6 consecutive days with Maximums ≥90°. Fortunately, due to the cloudless skies and dry air, Minimums dropped into the 50s to low 60s each day bringing respite from the daytime heat. A few cool days…

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