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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: NOVEMBER 2023

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: NOVEMBER 2023

TEMPERATURES November 2023 averaged just about Normal, with all 3 official Portland weather stations having Mean Temperature Departures ranging from +0.6° at PDX Airport, +0.1° at the Downtown location (KGW-TV), to -0.1° at the National Weather Service Forecast Office (Parkrose neighborhood). See detailed data for Portland’s official stations at the end of this post. Here in Happy Valley, the month began rather mild, having 4 consecutive days with Maximum Temperatures >60° from the 2nd-5th but these would be the warmest…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: FEBRUARY 2023

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: FEBRUARY 2023

TEMPERATURES Overall, February was a colder-than-usual month, averaging 3 to 4 degrees below Normal. As happened in 2022, February 2023 was a topsy-turvy one as the warmest weather was at the beginning of the month while the coldest and most of the snowy weather waited until the final week. Maximum Temperatures through the first 8 days remained in the 46-50-degree range, followed by the month’s warmest temperature of 55.9° on the 9th then dropping back to 40°-50° through mid-month. Arctic…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: DECEMBER 2022

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: DECEMBER 2022

TEMPERATURES December 2022 at Portland’s three official stations reported Average Temperature Departures-from-Normal ranging from -2.6° at the Portland International Airport (PDX) to -3.8° at the Portland National Weather Service Forecast Office (WFO) in the Park Rose neighborhood. Through the first 2/3 of the month, the weather was fairly uneventful temperature-wise. Here in Happy Valley, through the first 21 days, Maximum Temperatures only varied by 10.9°, ranging from 37.2° to 48.1°. Polar air briefly invaded the area beginning in the early…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: SEPTEMBER 2022

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: SEPTEMBER 2022

TEMPERATURES September 2022 was record-warm in the Portland area; the three official Portland weather stations had Mean Temperature Departures ranging from +2.9° to +4.1°. Here in Happy Valley, the Average Maximum/Minimum/Mean Temperatures were 75.9°/55.6°/65.8°. The warmest period was, as usual, during the beginning of the month but Max. Temperatures had several similar peaks later in the month until cooling significantly at month’s end. The Max. Temp. reached 84.9° on the 10th but a half dozen other days were within 2°…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: MAY 2022

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: MAY 2022

TEMPERATURES May 2022 averaged much cooler than Normal for this area. In fact, due to the persistent clouds and rain, Maximum Temperatures averaged between 4 and 5 degrees below Normal. Through the first 20 days of the month, there was only 1 day when the temperature reach ≥70° here in Happy Valley (72.3° on the 4th), with a chilly Max. of just 49.2°, coldest of the month, occurring on the 8th (and the first sub-50° Max. Temp. in any May)….

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: MARCH 2022

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: MARCH 2022

TEMPERATURES March 2022 was a bit above Normal, the Average Maxima being less than a +1° departure, the Minima being between a +1° a +2° departure. Maximum Temperatures were slightly below Normal through the first 10 days (6 of these days remaining ≤50°), with the 8th of the month recording March’s coolest at 46.0°. Maxs then rode an above/below-Normal roller coaster until finally warming into the 60s from the 22nd-29th, peaking at 69.5° on the 27th before cooling to the…

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Happy Valley, Oregon Weather: December 2018

Happy Valley, Oregon Weather: December 2018

TEMPERATURES It was a very mild month as temperatures were consistently above normal (22 total days averaged above normal at the Portland Airport, with all but 2 such days after December 10th). The middle of the month was the warmest. Splitting the month into thirds the following Max/Min/Mean Temperatures were observed: 1st-10th 43.6°/35.8°/39.7°; 11th-20th 52.6°/42.5°/47.6°; 21st-31st 45.6°/39.0°/42.3°. As is typical for this area in December, due to the more regular cloud cover, the diurnal range was quite low, averaging only…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: OCTOBER 2018

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: OCTOBER 2018

TEMPERATURES This October was dominated by mild maximum temperatures in the middle of the month during an amazingly dry period. From the 10th-24th, skies were clear nearly every day, allowing for maximum sunshine as the mean maximum temperatures averaged 66.7°, even warmer when counting the shorter period 15th-18th when it averaged 72.1°. Minimum temperatures were rather mild also but not for as long as the maxima were due to the clear, dry nights causing temperatures to drop well into the…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON, WEATHER: SEPTEMBER 2018

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON, WEATHER: SEPTEMBER 2018

TEMPERATURES It was a fairly warm start to the month as maximum temperatures reached above 70° through the first 10 days, with 4 of those days being ≥80°, and one peaking at 90°, the only such occurrence this month. From the 11th-24th, Maximums didn’t vary much at all, hovering in the mid 60s to low 70s each day, until a brief warm-up from the 25th-28th saw readings around 80°, cooling to the mid-to-upper 60s on the final two days of…

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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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