Thursday's high and low were virtually identical to the average for that day (see graphic), something that has not happened virtually the entire (very warm) fall. Biking home last night, I felt the unaccustomed chill, sort of like a Hawaiian visiting the U.S. during winter.
Unfortunately, the persistent heat of the past weeks has greatly affected our snowpack. The following chart shows the percentage of normal snowpack as of Friday. Most of the region has less than 50% of normal (red color), with large portions of Oregon less than 20%. The Olympics are at 10% Only the north Cascades are near normal.
Over the next few days, a deep trough of low pressure over the eastern Pacific will bring strong flow as far south as California (see map for10 AM Saturday)
As a result, California will be unusually wet, although the Northwest will not escape the moisture (see 72 h total precipitation).
Calif rain = cheaper almonds
ReplyDeleteToday I saw several flocks of geese in V-formations flying high and due south. Maybe they know something we don't?
ReplyDeleteFlying geese does not necessarily mean migrating geese. Depending on the time of day, they may have been just leaving their nighttime home in search of food, or returning to their preferred overnight spot.
ReplyDeleteCanada geese often overwinter in western Washington. They like to spend the night at or near bodies of water - Lake Tapps is one such popular spot somewhat near where I live. They depart in the morning to scavenge food from some of the area fields, then return to the lake at dusk.
There's no such thing as normal in weather or climate.
ReplyDeleteYou may wish to correct your statement "a Hawaiian visiting the U.S. during winter" to " a Hawaiian visiting the mainland during winter" as Hawaii is part of the U.S. after all. All of my friends living in Hawaii get annoyed when people say "the states" or the "U.S.". It is more correct to say "the mainland".
ReplyDeleteJeffB ..... sure there is. What the hell do you think "climate" is anyway?
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