tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post6287877160804543373..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Wetter than Normal on the West, Drier than Normal in the East. But Why?Cliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-53836118986985854342022-05-08T14:46:13.617-07:002022-05-08T14:46:13.617-07:00I just shake my head at people when they think the...I just shake my head at people when they think the only possible outcomes are extreme events. Wanting a warmer/normal spring does not mean that there will be disastrous wildfires. You realize there are possibilities in between, right?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459113176669153075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-87932092504462106862022-05-06T11:17:58.621-07:002022-05-06T11:17:58.621-07:00Yuck! if we have to have rain why can't we ha...Yuck! if we have to have rain why can't we have that warmish pineapple express rain? I hope this isn't going to be 1993 all over again.Anselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835758313287462921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-83749450451927856232022-05-05T19:26:29.212-07:002022-05-05T19:26:29.212-07:00Hi Cliff, do you see the atmosphere changing confi...Hi Cliff, do you see the atmosphere changing configuration into a dry phase any time soon? I'm perpetually amazed at the efficiency of our rivers to transport liquid back to the ocean this year.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711508632143535692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-21619238675524738592022-05-04T17:51:16.693-07:002022-05-04T17:51:16.693-07:00After experiencing the statewide disasterous wildf...After experiencing the statewide disasterous wildfires over two years ago in OR, when people here start complaining about the colder and wetter spring, I just shake my head at them.Eric Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376653214948517679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-85516943084664368872022-05-04T09:06:58.681-07:002022-05-04T09:06:58.681-07:00When will La Nina ever end this year? When will La Nina ever end this year? Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03931005791882603935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-41515296651652197342022-05-03T13:37:12.744-07:002022-05-03T13:37:12.744-07:00Jason...look at far SW Washington..that is where t...Jason...look at far SW Washington..that is where the dryland farmers are concentrated...now above normal. The dry area...is improved...but is meaningless. Agriculture is virtually all irrigated there. So if you actually measured the soil moisture it would be wet! But the water comes from irrigation.. And there is plenty of water available...cliff<br />Cliff Mass Weather Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-85502515653026521442022-05-03T09:42:40.199-07:002022-05-03T09:42:40.199-07:00The two maps showing the deficit run to May 1 and ...The two maps showing the deficit run to May 1 and therefore include April's precipitation.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626670190853672896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44023515751818860012022-05-03T09:13:21.835-07:002022-05-03T09:13:21.835-07:00Tom...I thought someone would ask that! The key ...Tom...I thought someone would ask that! The key is that April was so wet in eastern WA that most of the deficit is now gone, with the substantial moisture wetting down the upper soil layers. Plus the fact it did precipitate in the mountains provides bountiful snow and streamflow...cliffCliff Mass Weather Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-55032342834478888352022-05-03T07:23:45.662-07:002022-05-03T07:23:45.662-07:00Sounds like supporting evidence for the drought co...Sounds like supporting evidence for the drought conditions in Eastern Washington you wrote about on April 24, 2022.Tom Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123852453636098400noreply@blogger.com