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…
TEMPERATURES With a few exceptions, the first 2/3 of the month were very warm, averaging above normal on all but 4 days. Nine August days were ≥90°, including 5 in a row (7th-11th), with the final readings this high occurring 21st-22nd. The coolest period for maximum temperatures covered the period 23rd-27th when it stayed in the refreshing 60s to mid-70s. As is usual, minimum temperatures were not as variable, ranging from a high of 65.2° to a minimum of 49.7°,…
FINAL UPDATE 9/10/2018: With this morning’s 0.01″ rain measurement, falling between 5:00 and 6:00 A.M., the record-streak of consecutive days with no measurable precipitation has come to an end: UPDATE 8/31/2018: The new record of consecutive days with no measurable rain was set at 80 days on August 30, 2018. ORIGINAL BLOG ENTRY ON 8/30/2018: Nary a drop of measurable rain has fallen at McNary Airport, Salem, Oregon, since June 11, 2018. August 29th marked the 79th…
UPDATE: 8/23/2018 Today at the 3:00 P.M. observation, the Portland Airport (PDX) was at 91°, setting the all-time record with the 30th occurrence of temperatures reaching or exceeding 90° for the Rose City. This breaks the previous record of 29 set in 2015. The chart below has been updated accordingly. UPDATE: 8/21/2018 At the 2:00 P.M. PDT observation, the Portland Airport had reached 91°, tying the all-time record for Number of Days ≥90° in a calendar year at 29 days…
UPDATE: 8/21/2018 At the 2:00 P.M. PDT observation, the Portland Airport had reached 91°, tying the all-time record for Number of Days ≥90° in a calendar year at 29 days (also in 2015). It would’ve occurred yesterday but the wildfire smoke was so thick (visibility was down to 3 to 6 miles on the hourly observations through the daylight hours) that it held temperatures well-below the predicted highs (83° maximum vs predicted 90° or so). Today, smoke was rather thick until…
TEMPERATURES Overall, July started off fairly close to normal through the first 11 days, with some pretty chilly mornings, mostly in the low-to-mid 50s, even dropping to 47.1° on the 3rd for the month’s lowest temperature. The heat quickly took over on the 12th, bringing 6 consecutive days with Maximums ≥90°. Fortunately, due to the cloudless skies and dry air, Minimums dropped into the 50s to low 60s each day bringing respite from the daytime heat. A few cool days…
TEMPERATURES It was a fight between warm and cool air throughout the month, with maximum temperatures ranging from the mid-50s to the low 90s, a difference of 36.5°. The largest day-to-day difference was from the 20th to 21st when the monthly maximum of 92.6° was followed by a maximum of only 69.9°, a difference of 22.7°. Minimum temperatures, as usual, were not as variable, ranging from the mid-40s to the low-60s, a difference of just 17.4°. The date with the…
TEMPERATURES It was one of the warmest months of May with Mean Temperatures running nearly +5° departures from Normals. It was a rollercoaster of temperatures through the month, starting off chilly (May’s Low Maximum Temperature of 58.1° on the 1st), quickly jumping into the upper 70s on the 3rd, back into the 60s from 9th-11th, then soaring to the upper 80s on the 13th & 14th. This brief heat was followed by 60s 16th-19th, back to above 80°, then ending…
This is an update to the original blog posted on 5/30/2018: With the NWS forecast not even mentioning rain for the 31st, numerous showers popped up through the Metro area in the afternoon and evening, providing the Portland Airport with an additional 0.02” of rain to add to its earlier monthly total of 0.15”. With the new monthly total of 0.17”, it was still the 2nd driest May on record. With the now 5 days of measurable precipitation, it drops…
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…