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Month: October 2019

Happy Valley, Oregon Weather: September 2019

Happy Valley, Oregon Weather: September 2019

TEMPERATURES Mean Temperatures were slightly below normal this month; Average Maxima were actually noticeably cooler than average (about 4°) but were balanced by milder-than-normal Minima. It was a typical September in that the warmest weather occurred at the beginning and mostly gradually cooled as the month progressed. The month would likely have averaged above normal had it not been for very chilly air invading the last few days. In fact, the Portland Airport (PDX) only made it to 52° on…

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Portland, Oregon: All-Time Cold September Maximum Temperatures

Portland, Oregon: All-Time Cold September Maximum Temperatures

An unusual early-Autumn weather pattern that brought incredible late-September snows to the northwestern U.S. (over 40″ in parts of Montana and 14″ at Oregon’s Timberline Ski Area on Mt. Hood) also pushed very chilly air and valley rain all the way to the Pacific Coast. Under continuous cloud-cover, Maximum temperatures struggled to even make it to 50° in the Portland-Vancouver Metro Area, resulting in the coldest readings ever seen in, at least, 147 years. The Portland Airport (official records back…

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