tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post2420531706336187159..comments2024-03-28T10:16:44.231-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Air Quality DropsCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-50773310354255970392009-12-09T19:34:31.232-08:002009-12-09T19:34:31.232-08:00Thom - such extremes of temperature are sure sign ...Thom - such extremes of temperature are sure sign of climate change.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-58270504169523439972009-12-09T16:25:23.651-08:002009-12-09T16:25:23.651-08:00Thanks everyone for the comments about the burn ba...Thanks everyone for the comments about the burn ban. We do have a variety of year-round educational efforts. But unfortunately it’s usually during burn bans when we get people's attention. So, key messages are critical: heat with wood if you absolutely must, do it cleanly, or you could get fined. You have touched on elements of "burning clean", which is great! Here's a more official list: burn only dry wood that has been well seasoned (12 months or more around here); never burn garbage; keep your fire small and hot; and give your fire plenty of air. Visit our website (pscleanair.org/burningbasics) for more tips, including an educational video. It's up to all of us to keep our air clean!Richard Wistihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09721928645057942533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-30546218167720269002009-12-09T13:07:02.707-08:002009-12-09T13:07:02.707-08:00Lunch break, morning run of GFS has -32C 925mb tem...Lunch break, morning run of GFS has -32C 925mb temps just north of the border and a 20mb pressure gradiant along the east slopes monday, comical.smokejumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358322512081660205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-5467708284902513002009-12-09T12:54:10.491-08:002009-12-09T12:54:10.491-08:00First recorded 100 degree temperature swing.
In th...First recorded 100 degree temperature swing.<br />In the upper Snoqualmie Valley 2009 will go down as one of the most extreme weather seasons on record.<br />Just one of those events will be the 100 degree swing from July 29th when we registered 107 to this morning when out in the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie it was 7 degrees at 6 AM.<br />I've only lived out in this valley for about 50 years and been keeping records since 1974 so I'm not an expect but, I don't see anything close to this since 1974.<br />Oh and by the way, no air inversions up here, sky is crystal clear with a light NE breeze.<br />Cheers,<br />ThomUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941659601233937737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-6356709056503604732009-12-09T12:30:50.330-08:002009-12-09T12:30:50.330-08:00Know plenty of wildland firefighters who have been...Know plenty of wildland firefighters who have been in the smoke for over 25 years and are not dying of cancer. Inversions are nasty though. No mixing at the surface. Car fumes have more chemicals and more of an impact. But then again not everybody burns high efficient modalities whether wood stoves or automobiles.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08645629430659310315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-89240657977386795792009-12-09T11:45:16.707-08:002009-12-09T11:45:16.707-08:00As someone who heats with wood it's good to re...As someone who heats with wood it's good to remember that for some, it's either bad wood or no heat. For others it's ignorance. Leave the fines and threats to one side and focus on education. <br /><br />Speaking of threats, let discuss the threat of snow on Friday or what will happen when moisture hits this super cold ground and road surface. My Davis station read at 10.8 degrees at 7:30 am. <br /><br />Love your blog Cliff. Thanks for doing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-15286923413383843462009-12-09T11:27:44.882-08:002009-12-09T11:27:44.882-08:00Properly seasoned wood fires that aren't being...Properly seasoned wood fires that aren't being dampered down (meaning they are getting enough air) do not emit any smoke, especially in a good wood stove. The even heat that radiates from a woodstove is second to none in comfort.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09503172506150161020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-70850756482866569422009-12-09T08:23:39.711-08:002009-12-09T08:23:39.711-08:00Fines and scolding are all well and good, but mayb...Fines and scolding are all well and good, but maybe the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency would get better results by educating people on how to burn cleanly, without smoke, by using good wood and getting the fire hot. It seems pretty obvious that the issue is ignorance.<br /><br />I sympathize with those having fires now: I have electric wall heaters, and they are barely an adequate source of heat. They run constantly and can't keep up with the cooling--and the apartment was re-insulated a year or two ago. If the fireplace hadn't be decommissioned before I moved in, I would choose that for my source of heat.Emily Pfeiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681724874487735677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-41781418856752176052009-12-09T00:49:00.002-08:002009-12-09T00:49:00.002-08:00What about the snow report today? Yesterday you w...What about the snow report today? Yesterday you wrote: "Thursday could have some scattered snow showers, but the real threat is over the weekend as we transition to a warmer, wetter regime...more on that tomorrow." Can you write about that tomorrow?Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776702505476633908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-58491125870187222832009-12-08T23:44:40.172-08:002009-12-08T23:44:40.172-08:00I noticed a lot of wood smoke in the air (by odor)...I noticed a lot of wood smoke in the air (by odor) when driving from Redmond back to Bellevue tonight.<br /><br />I hope it's not super-cold tonight but I bet it will be. Last night at this time it was 24 on the way down to our low of 17.3F; now it's 19.1 on the way down to 12? would be my guess.JewelyaZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434569437851248356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-69724696669421094082009-12-08T23:36:51.385-08:002009-12-08T23:36:51.385-08:00Oh, and here is a link to a photo of the inversion...Oh, and here is a link to a photo of the inversion from last January: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lancewwu/4170658941/sizes/l/Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14119121675943204095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-78095612811349577142009-12-08T23:30:29.619-08:002009-12-08T23:30:29.619-08:00I remember in January of this year there was an in...I remember in January of this year there was an intense temperature inversion at nearly 1000 feet exactly. I drove up to the top of a hill in Bellevue where "the summit" subdivision is (near cougar mountain) and at the top of the hill (which is at about 1190 feet) you could have a perfect view of mount rainier and the sky was crystal clear blue but look down the hill across towards seattle and see this nasty layer of smog being restricted to the 1000' level... it was really cool to witness.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14119121675943204095noreply@blogger.com