tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post412198545534311514..comments2024-03-18T22:50:29.792-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Driest Week of the Year Brings Rain and the Summer OutlookCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-87736087935020306312019-08-06T19:29:00.184-07:002019-08-06T19:29:00.184-07:00I wonder what next summer has in store for us? Wou...I wonder what next summer has in store for us? Would approaching the solar minimum increase our likelihood for La Nina and cooler temperatures? I remember that happened in 2010 and 2011.<br />calvin helkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409084188002921882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-43877478903778193662019-08-03T11:28:59.696-07:002019-08-03T11:28:59.696-07:00Nothing out of ordinary varation. I guess you don&...Nothing out of ordinary varation. I guess you don't really know the difference between climate and weather. Your cult used to talk about it all the time, but in recent years that mantra has been dropped. Any lie for the cause, huh?Placeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967627809480888708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-2823514421344123932019-08-02T18:02:45.386-07:002019-08-02T18:02:45.386-07:00Late winter, now a late summer. Climatological mom...Late winter, now a late summer. Climatological momentum is realjeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074848596330521566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-47004954195256850672019-08-02T15:21:08.977-07:002019-08-02T15:21:08.977-07:00On the topic of summer temperatures, did the therm...On the topic of summer temperatures, did the thermometer anomaly at SeaTac, about which you wrote a year or so ago, ever get resolved?Kwa829https://www.blogger.com/profile/14726893384023790637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-30111202571040329292019-08-02T12:40:45.683-07:002019-08-02T12:40:45.683-07:00Poor Jay Inslee!!Poor Jay Inslee!!Placeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967627809480888708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-85276268922901445862019-08-02T11:06:01.349-07:002019-08-02T11:06:01.349-07:00This sounds like "old times" for those o...This sounds like "old times" for those of us who have lived here for 20 years or more. <br />Happy to see the rain, even if it's inconvenient. <br /><br />We "cruised" from the Everett area to Nanaimo BC on our motor-sailor back then. It rained most of the way. We mostly motored, because managing sails in a downpour was no fun. And sailing meant very slo-o-ow progress ~ tacking (zig-zagging) back and forth. It was fairly warm most of the way and we were younger, so we put up with being wet, with infusions of hot coffee, snacks, and food cooked on very small stove.<br /><br />We were younger and used to difficult conditions from our earlier mountaineering activities. We laughed through a lot of this.<br /><br />Wonderful memories.<br /><br />Sue Willardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467976826693999492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-61043672754298630212019-08-02T10:29:55.705-07:002019-08-02T10:29:55.705-07:00Nope, don't feel sorry for vacation cruisers t...Nope, don't feel sorry for vacation cruisers to SE Alaska one bit. It's a RAIN FOREST! That's what's supposed to happen, and part of the real experience. :-)Maryannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585803689879380231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-64200717244434000382019-08-02T09:27:39.427-07:002019-08-02T09:27:39.427-07:00Dewpoint of 65F at UW right now. Blech!Dewpoint of 65F at UW right now. Blech!herrbrahmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08308204686231352936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-42394946997621803602019-08-02T07:53:34.696-07:002019-08-02T07:53:34.696-07:00I was wondering the same thing. Great minds... (-:...I was wondering the same thing. Great minds... (-:<br />northwoodsvideohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13133663203659983444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-18435640989458218392019-08-01T18:29:08.571-07:002019-08-01T18:29:08.571-07:00It will rain for 2 hours on 3 of your days then be...It will rain for 2 hours on 3 of your days then be nice for the other 11 days Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234862150966429181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-64747873430436016702019-08-01T15:37:35.765-07:002019-08-01T15:37:35.765-07:00Not everywhere on Vancouver Island has been gettin...Not everywhere on Vancouver Island has been getting soaked - mostly just places where not many people live. In Victoria we had 17.8 mm (0.70") of rain for the month of July. That's a bit wetter than normal, but still pretty dry.StevenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212556115492957469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-79226653869045347492019-08-01T14:37:56.682-07:002019-08-01T14:37:56.682-07:00Nobody knows what the weather will be like for you...Nobody knows what the weather will be like for your vacation in two months. Long range modeling has improved, but forecasting accuracy still falls off dramatically after 96-120 hours out. Cliff would like you to believe otherwise, because he, like the overwhelming majority of those dwelling in Pugetopolis, worship the false god of technology. <br /><br />Check out Wasatch Weather Weenies for a reality check on long range modeling.Seldom Seenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233779884200732861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-30453095458806046722019-08-01T10:43:52.658-07:002019-08-01T10:43:52.658-07:00I suspect most Alaskans won't mind the rain an...I suspect most Alaskans won't mind the rain and cooler temps, they need it this sumner.Eric Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376653214948517679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-53070580029499310102019-08-01T09:28:19.435-07:002019-08-01T09:28:19.435-07:00". . . take rain gear. And a tarp. And more ...". . . take rain gear. And a tarp. And more rain gear." Made me giggle, Cliff! <br /><br />The larger images in this post are very effective. I'm so happy to know wildfires are expected to be average or less. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122154083786146743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-46492622246298559952019-08-01T09:22:39.456-07:002019-08-01T09:22:39.456-07:00I look at some of these maps and wonder what stati...I look at some of these maps and wonder what stations have been used as historic "data" for the Cascades end of Whatcom County. The precip for the current three Julys in Glacier: 2017 .05", 2018 .91", 2019 2.54" This year, WET. It irks me that NWS and others appear to use lowlands "banana belt" stations. The figures for 2015 were way off (which has led to an outrageous "snow drought" narrative); 2016...similarly wrong for the mountains up here.GlacierBakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14691372693124586046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-77022398383118915782019-08-01T08:12:14.854-07:002019-08-01T08:12:14.854-07:00In the macro, it is going to be a quiet fire seaso...In the macro, it is going to be a quiet fire season in W. Washington. Where I live, however, I am worried. South Whidbey Island this year missed much of the rain Seattle received. Our beloved rain shadow has caused us to be drier than 2015. We've received only 1.64" of rain May 1st through Aug 1st and .39" for June through July. <br /><br />We've had two brush fires in the last week caused by careless human activity. We were lucky the winds were calm and our volunteer firefighters were quick to put them out. <br /><br />I am very worried about the associated winds with this system. Our forests are dangerously dry, particularly around the town of Langley, and a single spark or cigarette butt will likely start a fire. Should this happen on a windy day, I fear we could have a bad situation. We wont be out of this situation until we have a season-ending soak.Flying Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15372415282487715997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-73648184251664740922019-08-01T05:55:17.276-07:002019-08-01T05:55:17.276-07:00Darn, I'm on vacation on a mini-cruise from Ju...Darn, I'm on vacation on a mini-cruise from Juneau to Seattle from mid-September to the end of the month. Rain for those two weeks?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05245407384860864790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-56917023291591892542019-07-31T23:42:12.342-07:002019-07-31T23:42:12.342-07:00I wonder if this wetter than normal summer will me...I wonder if this wetter than normal summer will mean a pattern change come September into one of those Indian summers where the Fall rains don't arrive until mid to late October. This type of pattern was common in the 80s and early 90s. Not so common anymore. 2012 was the last true Indian summer here.Scott8https://www.blogger.com/profile/11336860679244375664noreply@blogger.com