tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post4453886973614122468..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Dry Period Record Tied TodayCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-73761212202702146392017-08-08T22:56:49.780-07:002017-08-08T22:56:49.780-07:00Consecutive days with 0" rainfall at older st...Consecutive days with 0" rainfall at older stations nearby...<br />University of Washington, Seattle: 62 days, ending Sep 1914.<br />Kent: 71 days, ending Sep 1914.<br />Vashon Island: 78 days, ending Aug 1922.nutso fassthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18237694766632767118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-3006677207790413072017-08-08T05:09:35.452-07:002017-08-08T05:09:35.452-07:00Good point. Cliff, BFI ftw?Good point. Cliff, BFI ftw?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068123071932708694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-61123100239615367392017-08-08T01:40:32.454-07:002017-08-08T01:40:32.454-07:00Mike, some people are more sensitive to elevated d...Mike, some people are more sensitive to elevated dewpoints than others. I personally feel sticky when the DP exceeds 55F, so I understand Matter's discomfort. If the dewpoint exceeds 60F, I run the air conditioner regardless of temperature.<br /><br />Compared to earlier this summer when the dewpoints ranged between 45F and 55F, this past week of upper 50s dewpoints is comparatively humid.herrbrahmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08308204686231352936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-79966410311043125962017-08-07T20:37:01.930-07:002017-08-07T20:37:01.930-07:00Cliff, why do you use Se-Tac as a point of referen...Cliff, why do you use Se-Tac as a point of reference for Seattle weather. SEA is rather anomalous because it's in the direct path of outflow from from the east over Snoqualmie Pass. Why not use Boeing Field where the record keeping started 17 years earlier and is closer to Seattle. In addition, BFI is the NOAA data center for Seattle weather, which must count for something. Thanks.strix27https://www.blogger.com/profile/08754896384356494723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-6090382487894199182017-08-07T19:34:12.370-07:002017-08-07T19:34:12.370-07:00I expect that this phenomenon, length of dry perio...I expect that this phenomenon, length of dry periods, obeys 1/f statistics. If you wait long enough, every record will be broken.banjo killdeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855649963579600764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-18028096393774240072017-08-07T19:32:22.208-07:002017-08-07T19:32:22.208-07:00Is it reasonable to expect weather phenomena such ...Is it reasonable to expect weather phenomena such as local temperature, days without measurable rainfall etc. to obey 1/f statistics? Many natural patterns follow this trend. As I understand it, if you are observing something that obeys 1/f statistics, if you wait long enough, you will see the record broken.banjo killdeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855649963579600764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-31712923134449033722017-08-07T17:16:27.099-07:002017-08-07T17:16:27.099-07:00Matter, the highest dew point at sea-tac the last ...Matter, the highest dew point at sea-tac the last week was 60 degrees that was on Sunday. This would be considered a nice dry air mass east of the Rockies, which commonly are in the 70's for the dew point. You really don't start feeling the humidity it until it gets around 62-65 for the dew point with a temperature with at least 80 degrees.I think the record dew point for sea-tac is 67 degrees.Mike Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598999945109006518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-11073806732724025272017-08-07T12:46:50.847-07:002017-08-07T12:46:50.847-07:00While we have been dry from a precipitation standp...While we have been dry from a precipitation standpoint, it seems to me there have been some days with relative humidity and dew points reminiscent of areas east of the Rockies. I grew up in Seattle and have difficulty remembering a day as humid as it was on Sunday. Does the particulate from the smoke assist in holding moisture in the atmosphere? Do you have historical data to compare the dew points of the past week to periods of yesteryear?Matterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044303918688042557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-62255397887853566982017-08-07T12:16:41.931-07:002017-08-07T12:16:41.931-07:00At last.. Deliverance begins this weekend.At last.. Deliverance begins this weekend.John K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03575682658318674003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-56977892605974273652017-08-07T11:23:13.686-07:002017-08-07T11:23:13.686-07:00What will it be like for the eclipse on the 21st?What will it be like for the eclipse on the 21st?Kenna Wickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802821050975830973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-86892379448420692072017-08-07T08:49:20.158-07:002017-08-07T08:49:20.158-07:00Now that we are getting closer to the Total Solar ...Now that we are getting closer to the Total Solar Eclipse on August 21st, I'm starting to worry about weather and the clear skies forecast for the path through Oregon, Idaho and Wyoming. I had not thought about smoke as one of the variables, but it obviously is one. Also, being extra dry and hot in Oregon means more chance of fires as the tenderfoots head to the forests. Charles Nathaniel Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804269797044723720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-81353885226256276332017-08-07T08:27:46.656-07:002017-08-07T08:27:46.656-07:00You mean Sea-Tac is breaking a record. You mean Sea-Tac is breaking a record. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510009559627707580noreply@blogger.com