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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: OCTOBER 2023

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: OCTOBER 2023

TEMPERATURES October 2023 averaged slightly above Normal but was rather typical in that the warmest weather occurred towards the beginning of the month. Of the three official Portland weather stations (Downtown, Airport, and Weather Forecast Office), the Average Maximum Departures ranged from +1.1° to +2.0°, Minimum Departures were from +1.9° to +2.5°, while Mean Temperatures were +1.4° to +1.9°. See detailed data for Portland’s official stations at the end of the post. Here in Happy Valley, the first 4 days…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: SEPTEMBER 2023

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: SEPTEMBER 2023

TEMPERATURES September 2023 averaged around Normal in the Portland area; the three official Portland weather stations had Mean Temperature Departures ranging from -0.9° to +1.0°. See detailed data for Portland’s official stations at the end of the post. Here in Happy Valley, the September Average Maximum/Minimum/Mean Temperatures were 71.3°/53.8°/62.6°. The month began relatively warm the first 2 days, with the Maximum Temperature reaching the mid-80s on the 2nd but quickly cooling to the 60s to mid-70s through the 8th. The…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: AUGUST 2023

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: AUGUST 2023

TEMPERATURES August 2023 was another historically hot month in the Portland Metro, not only was it the warmest August, with a Mean Temperature of 75.4° at the Portland Airport, but it was the warmest month of all-time, beating the previous record of 75.1° set in August 2022, with the data archive going back to Nov. 1940 (see detailed data for Portland’s official stations at the end of this post). For the longer-term downtown Portland weather station (Mean Temperature archive back…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: JULY 2023

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: JULY 2023

TEMPERATURES July 2023 averaged quite a bit above Normal in the area, with Maximum Temperatures having greater departures (+2.3° to +4.0°) than Minimum Temperatures (+1.2° to +2.4°), providing overall Mean Temperature departures ranging from +1.7° to +3.2° at the three official Portland weather stations (Downtown, PDX Airport, and Weather Forecast Office – see full data at the end of this post). Here in Happy Valley, this month began warmer than Normal, with Maximum Temperatures ranging from the lower 80s on…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: JUNE 2023

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: JUNE 2023

TEMPERATURES June 2023 Mean Temperatures were just a bit above Normal in the area, with Average Maximum Departures from +1.8° to +3.8° and Average Minimum departures of -0.3° to +0.7° at the three official Portland stations (Downtown, PDX Airport, and Weather Forecast Office – see full data at the end of this post). The first six days of this month saw Maximum Temperatures rise steadily, beginning with 70° on the 1st, rising to the month’s warmest temperature of 89.8° on…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: MAY 2023

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: MAY 2023

TEMPERATURES May 2023’s temperatures began mostly hovering around seasonal Normals, though two days of Maximum Temperatures remained in the 50s, with 58.6° on the 1st and the month’s lowest Max. of 55.2° on the 4th. Minimum Temperatures during this time were persistently in the 40s from the 1st-11th. By the 12th of the month, unusual heat for the season enveloped the area, bringing several days of records of both high Maximum and high Minimum temperatures. Maximums peaked in the mid-to-upper…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: APRIL 2023

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: APRIL 2023

TEMPERATURES April 2023 continued the relentless cool, damp weather that has persisted since mid-October. Maximum Temperatures didn’t even reach 60° until April 14th, the first time reaching that value since back on March 22nd, 28 days ago. This “warmth” was short-lived as It wouldn’t reach 60° again until the 21st. Weather that actually felt like spring finally arrived on the 26th when, under sunny skies, it reached 73.6°, the first reading ≥70° since it was 81.5° on Oct. 16, 2022…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: MARCH 2023

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: MARCH 2023

TEMPERATURES March 2023 had a very cool start, with Maximums not even reaching 50° until the 11th day. The coolness only was briefly alleviated mid-month before returning to below normal through month’s end. The seasonal streak of Max. Temps. not reaching ≥60° ended at 146 consecutive days on March 16th when it hit 60.3°, the first such occurrence since it was 66.6° back on October 20, 2022. The monthly total of 5 days reaching ≥60° all occurred on the 16th-18th…

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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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