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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: 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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State of Oregon Top-10 Extreme Averages in 2022

State of Oregon Top-10 Extreme Averages in 2022

Here are the Top-10 Oregon statewide average temperature and precipitation records set in 2022 and their rankings covering the period 1895-2022. This data is from the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), the federal archive for U.S. weather and climate data. This data could subsequently be updated as new/delayed data becomes available and incorporated in future updates. Number 1 rankings are shown in bold text.    Please click the link below for a pdf version of this data and for…

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HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: OCTOBER 2022

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: OCTOBER 2022

TEMPERATURES October 2022 was one of the warmest on record in the area, especially for Maximum and Mean Temperatures. Of the three official Portland weather stations (Downtown, Airport, and Weather Forecast Office), the Average Maximum Departures ranged from +5.4° to +7.5°. October was also rainless through the first 20 days in Portland before receiving sufficient rains to bring totals to near the monthly Normals. Here in Happy Valley, three days reached Maximum Temperatures of ≥80° (highest being the 82.6° on…

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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: AUGUST 2022

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: AUGUST 2022

TEMPERATURES August 2022 was a historically warm month, not only the warmest August at the Portland Airport but was the warmest month of all-time, with the data record going back to Nov. 1940. Even the longer-term official Downtown locations (currently at KGW-TV) recorded the second-warmest August and second-warmest all-time month, with a data record back to 1871. The 3 official Portland stations (Downtown, Portland Airport (PDX), and National Weather Service Forecast Office (WFO) recorded the following Departures from Normal: Max….

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Portland, Oregon Weather: July 2022 Record Warmth

Portland, Oregon Weather: July 2022 Record Warmth

The year 2022 continued the trend of warm months of July in the Portland area.  Five of the Top-10 Warmest Julys have occurred since 2014 and eight of the Top-10 since 2003. At the Portland Airport (PDX), where official records have been kept since 1940, several daily records were broken, especially on the warm Minimum side. This month’s Average Minimum Temperature of 61.8° was the warmest for any month of the year since records began. July temperatures averaged close to…

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Portland, Oregon Sets Its Wettest April-May-June

Portland, Oregon Sets Its Wettest April-May-June

FINAL UPDATE ON 7/3/2022 AT 7:20 AM: The Portland Airport (PDX) established its wettest period covering the three months of April, May, and June.  PDX measured 12.60″, surpassing the previous record of 11.87″ set in 2010.  The 2022 monthly amounts were: April 5.73″, May 3.78″, June 3.09″. The 1991-2020 average for this 3-month period is 7.03″ so PDX ended up with 178.2% of that average. The Portland Airport’s official climate archive for precipitation began in October 1940. For the longer-term…

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