On March 14th, the maximum temperature here in Happy Valley reached 61.2° under full sunshine, the first reading ≥60° since Nov. 4, 2018 – that is 130 days in between readings of that value. It was also the warmest temperature since 61.5° on Nov. 2, 2018. Over the next few days there is a chance we could even peak at 70°, a pinnacle we have not reached since Oct. 18, 2019 when it was 70.3°. And, not that we’re even close…
TEMPERATURES After such a mild period from Autumn into January, February 2019 turned from the “Winter That Wasn’t” into the “Winter That Was . . . Just Late.” Until this month, my location had only recorded 2 days where the temperature actually reached ≤32°, and these just barely, occurring on Jan. 1st and 2nd. This February recorded 14 days with Minimum Temperatures ≤32°, including 7 in a row from the 4th-10th when the average for this period was 26.4°, including the…