tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post4966017341746193303..comments2024-03-18T22:50:29.792-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: This is Getting BizarreCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-16566675709049664812011-07-17T22:01:48.961-07:002011-07-17T22:01:48.961-07:00Cliff,
Thanks for your continued work. I'm (w...Cliff,<br />Thanks for your continued work. I'm (well, my computer is) having a slower time viewing your newer blog version - could just be the computer, but all other things are just the same. Has anyone else mentioned a similar experience?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-23499318976067129712011-07-17T18:38:06.860-07:002011-07-17T18:38:06.860-07:00Another point, and not to pick on forecasters unne...Another point, and not to pick on forecasters unnecessarily, but it seems like the forecasts during this cold summer have been unusually inaccurate. For example, just before the start of this weekend, Sunday was forecast to be the better of the two days, yet it turned out to be the opposite. Today has been awful--dark, rainy, and cold. Yesterday had some rain, but it was also warmer and sunnier. I'm guessing that forecasting these fronts is more difficult than a typical rainy season polar front. Is that something that would be aided by the new dopplar radar about to come online? Do the forecast models need to be refined? For first time in a long time, I don't feel like I can have confidence in the next day's weather forecast.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15277547137467661462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-47882884586220367422011-07-17T15:19:25.703-07:002011-07-17T15:19:25.703-07:00I just spent five days in Winthop on a camping tri...I just spent five days in Winthop on a camping trip and even though the weather was better there it still was the worst I have ever seen it. It rained on every single day, from Tuesday to Sunday and we only got above seventy one or two days. We originally started camping in Eastern WA because every single time we went camping up in the Northern Cascades it poured. We decided we had had enough when it rained so much that a flood warning was issued and some of the tents flooded. I hope it doesn't become that way in Winthrop.weatherloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837264200312577875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-35864311365788951522011-07-17T14:08:51.275-07:002011-07-17T14:08:51.275-07:00I watch TV Japan regularly and this week there is ...I watch TV Japan regularly and this week there is a very large typhoon, typhoon 6 (Japan numbers their typhoons instead of naming them) headed towards Japan. By the 22nd the mass of moisture the typhoon pushes into Japan will be heading out into the northern Pacific. When these huge storms shove all this moisture into the northern Pacific, does this moisture inevitably end up here? What effect do typhoons in Japan have on weather in the Pacific Northwest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-32456742932252280792011-07-17T13:01:47.983-07:002011-07-17T13:01:47.983-07:00"Global" warming, would mean the whole p..."Global" warming, would mean the whole planet. Fallacy, not. On my way outside to enjoy the "global" warming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-18485660423647183492011-07-16T16:51:04.973-07:002011-07-16T16:51:04.973-07:00Definitely bizarre. It's about 5PM on Saturday...Definitely bizarre. It's about 5PM on Saturday and it's thundering in Port Angeles.mbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023290571238191194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-58170474972307389392011-07-16T14:25:36.237-07:002011-07-16T14:25:36.237-07:00Cliff, I'd be very interested in a comparison ...Cliff, I'd be very interested in a comparison of the past two years with the cold records set in 1954-55, and any connection these cold periods might have being in the cold phase of the PDO. KOMO's weather blog back in June noted that our spring this year compares most closely to the spring of 1955, which was the coldest year on record. It seems like we might be at the peak of the cold PDO phase, which could mean that over the next 20 years we'll be slowly transitioning to a warm phase (one can hope, right?)Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15277547137467661462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-82877906670675078122011-07-16T14:18:16.868-07:002011-07-16T14:18:16.868-07:00Cliff,
Last July was as bad, the wettest on recor...Cliff, <br />Last July was as bad, the wettest on record I remember people saying (you?). I've noticed the selective amnesia northwesterners have, remembering the one or two sunny days and calling it a good month. Last summer local farms had to dig under their tomato plants which weren't growing due to lack of sun, and the growing season was unusually late and short. Yet you say you don't remember such a gray July.....stepchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416748061701051683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-5113386525412000622011-07-16T13:23:23.264-07:002011-07-16T13:23:23.264-07:00I was just thinking this morning about how this mu...I was just thinking this morning about how this must be payment for our perfect fourth of July. I would take it back if I could :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818795902981871173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-57459156367968213902011-07-16T12:05:14.127-07:002011-07-16T12:05:14.127-07:00http://xplanet.sourceforge.net.nyud.net:8080/cloud...http://xplanet.sourceforge.net.nyud.net:8080/clouds/clouds_2048.jpgrichard583https://www.blogger.com/profile/00415086002282750839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-52640868451784185632011-07-16T12:01:17.270-07:002011-07-16T12:01:17.270-07:00".. can't tell you why it has been so per...".. can't tell you why it has been so persistent. It could be random chance... Or perhaps [being] forced by some slowly changing sea surface temperature anomaly. There are several possibilities."<br /><br />Perhaps you could expand on this idea, more at some point. ...<br /><br />Also interested, regarding Tim Vashon's, interdisciplinary question, above.richard583https://www.blogger.com/profile/00415086002282750839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-65402640933390390422011-07-16T11:08:29.792-07:002011-07-16T11:08:29.792-07:00I'm NOT complaining about missing the 100+ stu...I'm NOT complaining about missing the 100+ stuff that the rest of the US has. 75 degrees is fine with me, but how about dry and sun with that temperature? My Vitamin D gland hurts!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177443374751333878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-70052127900427619992011-07-16T07:42:16.649-07:002011-07-16T07:42:16.649-07:00I just spent two weeks in Oklahoma City where they...I just spent two weeks in Oklahoma City where they were setting heat records and rationing water - let me tell you how happy I am to be back here in the 65 degree weather. I love this place, I only need sun once a month at most.Jphoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798280905229493076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-90877825875201426682011-07-16T07:21:31.055-07:002011-07-16T07:21:31.055-07:00the lack of above 70 temos is not what gets me, it...the lack of above 70 temos is not what gets me, it is the perpetual gray<br /><br />I am 54 yo tomorrow and a third generation Seattleite.<br /><br />but I find it is wearing on my spirit.<br /><br />I am off to hike thru the Cascade Tunnel, or perhaps over in Thorp, at least if it rains it will not matter.Upupaepopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05840292738185134371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-36310631620156863372011-07-15T21:51:38.443-07:002011-07-15T21:51:38.443-07:00I agree that this is not normal, based on almost 4...I agree that this is not normal, based on almost 40 years of summers here! It does seem to be the "new normal" though, and I'm not happy about it. I thought for sure after our terrible summer last year, followed by a miserable winter and spring, that we would be back to the mid 70s, low 80s, dry summers that I think of as normal. I would be happy with high 60s even, just no more grey skies and rain!!! We learned the song "The bluest skies I've ever seen are in Seattle..." in elementary school. Haven't seen those blue skies consistently for far too long!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543815507469587837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-12375830779349853032011-07-15T18:31:42.254-07:002011-07-15T18:31:42.254-07:00Some long time friends wanted to visit. Based on m...Some long time friends wanted to visit. Based on my sample size of 15 years, I said, no problem, come between July 12th and August 12, sun more than not, no rain to speak of. Well they arrive tomorrow on a day when rain is forecast. But it's been not so nice weather since March. I live for July/August/September weather to bank up reserves of tolerance for drippy 38/45 degree weather we do get. This is not fair.JayDee523https://www.blogger.com/profile/02382382594936393086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-17787009204710632422011-07-15T17:57:26.888-07:002011-07-15T17:57:26.888-07:00Thanks Jenn, Unknown and Mattster for adding your ...Thanks Jenn, Unknown and Mattster for adding your voices of reason to these comments.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672849934921996050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-24050859788175723172011-07-15T16:32:08.534-07:002011-07-15T16:32:08.534-07:00I just read this on Jeff Masters's blog at Wea...I just read this on Jeff Masters's blog at Weather Underground - the whole lower 48 bar the PNW will be experiencing a heatwave! You have to laugh!<br /><br />"An unusually intense, widespread, and long-lasting heat wave over the majority of the U.S. continues to set numerous daily record highs. The latest long-range forecasts from the GFS and ECMWF models predict that the ridge of high pressure entrenched over the country responsible for the heat wave will move little over the coming week, and the heat wave should continue for all but the Pacific Northwest through July 23."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948338364889206641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-46203858906083729782011-07-15T15:50:52.972-07:002011-07-15T15:50:52.972-07:00I'm OK with 70-72. It's the rain and lack...I'm OK with 70-72. It's the rain and lack of sun that kill me.TVNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13009390667773034005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-89682315783365576862011-07-15T15:37:59.255-07:002011-07-15T15:37:59.255-07:00two things...first...daughter is getting married o...two things...first...daughter is getting married outdoors on 7/30/11. Please make it not rain that day :)<br /><br />Second...we could use this as a tourist attraction: "Tired of the heat? Come to the great Pacific Northwest and cool off" - lolol...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851491045370381874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-40845641956750686662011-07-15T15:35:41.471-07:002011-07-15T15:35:41.471-07:00I'm with you! Why don't you people stop co...I'm with you! Why don't you people stop complaining about the wonderful moderate climate we have here and be thankful we don't live in place that are 'enjoying' 100 + degree weather all over the east coast and the midwest?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652646964906146145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-77812645245734251692011-07-15T14:58:14.743-07:002011-07-15T14:58:14.743-07:00Thanks loads for the depressing forecast:-) My gol...Thanks loads for the depressing forecast:-) My golfing buddy, Joe Weiss, put me onto your blog. I'm kind of a weather geek - don't know much, but love to follow it, so thanks.Irish Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00069996089584619360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-85940841169957459522011-07-15T13:13:08.558-07:002011-07-15T13:13:08.558-07:00Re: Scott, I have lied here for 24 years and the p...Re: Scott, I have lied here for 24 years and the past several summers have not been "normal"...at least not like they usually wee when I first moved here. Yes, it was usually a bit cooler than the interior, and we had cloudy days, but we also had brilliant had sunny summer days, warm enough to go swimming. For me, this intense cloud cover is difficult...so gloomy. I know some people like it...and I don't dislike it in general...but by July I need some sun. I'm wondering if this is the new "normal..." Might have to get a "summer home" in Wenatchee.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16154048281632739334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-28218784375001702362011-07-15T12:25:23.487-07:002011-07-15T12:25:23.487-07:00I'd say that we are being blessed, not cursed,...I'd say that we are being blessed, not cursed, with this weather. I, for one, having grown up here and loving this area, would never trade a cool wet summer for a hot dry one!<br />thanks for the ongoing weather blogging, Professor Mass, as it does help with plans for sailing and other activitiesGChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978943949671849328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-90272608302554944442011-07-15T11:15:10.270-07:002011-07-15T11:15:10.270-07:00Weatherwise, we are turning into England. Please t...Weatherwise, we are turning into England. Please tell me it's not permanent.Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02414198550493495245noreply@blogger.com