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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: NOVEMBER 2020

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: NOVEMBER 2020

TEMPERATURES November 2020 Mean Temperatures averaged just a bit below Normal in the area, less than a one-degree departure. The first few days were the warmest of the month, with Maximum Temperatures reaching the upper 50s to mid-60s over the first 5 days (the highest being the 65.4° on the 4th), then declining through the remainder of the month. In fact, from the 6th-30th, 20 of these days remained ≤50°, including the final 13 consecutive days. Minimum Temperatures varied more…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: OCTOBER 2020

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: OCTOBER 2020

TEMPERATURES October 2020 had a warm start, then gradually cooled as the month progressed. Six of the first nine days saw temperatures reaching ≥70°, the 9th seeing the final such reading of the month with 70.6°; Maximum Temperatures reached no higher than the mid-60s through the remainder of the month. The highest daily Maximum Temperature for the month was 78.6° on the 2nd, the lowest Maximum being just 44.3° on the 25th during the period in which 15 of the…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: SEPTEMBER 2020

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: SEPTEMBER 2020

The big windstorm and subsequent wildfires were the big news this month. Here in Happy Valley, very strong, dry east winds out of the Columbia River Gorge brought many trees and power lines down as gusts reached over 50 MPH for the 3-day period 7th-9th (our power outage lasted for about 30 hours, from early morning on the 7th through late morning on the 8th). Fire evacuations were in effect, with Happy Valley mostly at the lowest Level 1 category,…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: AUGUST 2020

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: AUGUST 2020

TEMPERATURES August Average Temperatures were about 1.5° above the Normal in the area for both the Maximum and Minimum Temperatures. As has been the case this summer, there were no extended periods of hot weather as just 3 days even made it to ≥90° this month, the highest being the 95.8° on the 15th, the second-warmest reading of the year, exceeded only by the 96.0° on July 27th. These 3 days of ≥90° brought the yearly total to 10 (including…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: JULY 2020

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: JULY 2020

TEMPERATURES Though July 2020 averaged just a bit above Normal, the month began quite cool with a Maximum of only 63.1° on the 1st, even without the normally suppressive benefit of clouds and rain. The Average Maximum covering the 1st-9th was 71.6° as not a single day reached above 77°. The 80° threshold was finally breached on the 10th and 80s were a regular occurrence thereafter. The first 90° reading came on the 20th (91.0°), with a monthly total of…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: JUNE 2020

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: JUNE 2020

TEMPERATURES Overall, June 2020 averaged slightly above normal, with Maximum Temperatures very close to normal but Minimums about a degree or so above normal. The first half of the month was very wet, which especially suppressed Maximum Temperatures. For the 11-day period from the 6th-16th, 9 of these days remained ≤70°. Monthly Maximums ranged from a low of only 56.0° on the 13th to 90.0° on the 23rd (a range of 34.0°), the latter value being the only daily reading…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: MAY 2020

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: MAY 2020

TEMPERATURES May 2020 averaged around two degrees above normal for this area but varied widely through the month. The first 3 days were chilly, with Maximums holding in the 50s to low 60s, warming to the upper 70s (8th) to low 80s (9th-10th), the first readings ≥80° since 9/6/2019. Maximums quickly cooled again, remaining mostly below normal until near month’s end (only 55.0° on the 20th, the month’s chilliest reading) when a quick heat spell invaded our area from the…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: APRIL 2020

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: APRIL 2020

TEMPERATURES Overall, April Temperatures averaged slightly above the Normal. The month began quite cool as the Average Minimum Temperature through the first 13 days of the month was just below 40°, with 9 of the first 13 days reaching ≤40°. However, these would be the last days to fall this low as more Spring-like conditions moved into the area. The first and only Minimum Temperature to remain ≥50° didn’t occur until April 29th – even January had 2 such days….

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: MARCH 2020

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: MARCH 2020

TEMPERATURES March 2020 averaged slightly below the Normal for both Maximum and Minimum Temperatures. Comparing with February 2020, this March’s Average Maximum of 53.4° was 3.3° above the previous month but the Average Minimum Temperature of 38.0° was only 0.5° above February’s. Going back another month in time, this March’s Average Min. Temp. was 3.0° colder than January 2020, a very unusual occurrence as the Average Minimum for March is normally only the 4th coldest month of the year, behind…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: FEBRUARY 2020

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: FEBRUARY 2020

TEMPERATURES This February averaged almost exactly Normal for both the Maximum and Minimum Temperatures. The first half of the month had Maximums averaging 5.6° cooler than the second half but the Minimums were nearly identical between the two halves. Splitting the month in two, here are the Max/Min/Mean Temperatures: 1st-15th  47.4°/37.9°/42.6°, 16th-29th  53.0°/37.1°/45.1°. Only 3 days managed to reach the freezing mark, the month’s lowest falling to just 30.5° on the 4th. For Maximums, 8 days reached ≥55° with one…

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