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It still been anomalously wet here in 2018.    That is compared to the average rainfall here.  

 

But overall... we have greatly appreciated the rain since the middle of April.    Its been wonderful for our landscaping and garden.    I wish we had some more sun in May and June... but the rain has been welcome for the most part.  

 

I would love some more rain right now.    It will come.   It always does!   

 

It didn't for awhile last summer. Obviously, the region will eventually see widespread rains again, but that's not the point.

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I have noticed at least so far, the main die offs have been among trees that are to closely spaced. At least among Douglas Firs. Probably just not enough water to go around. 

I lost a large Noble Fir in the 2015 drought though. 

Snowfall                                  Precip

2022-23: 95.0"                      2022-23: 17.39"

2021-22: 52.6"                    2021-22: 91.46" 

2020-21: 12.0"                    2020-21: 71.59"

2019-20: 23.5"                   2019-20: 58.54"

2018-19: 63.5"                   2018-19: 66.33"

2017-18: 30.3"                   2017-18: 59.83"

2016-17: 49.2"                   2016-17: 97.58"

2015-16: 11.75"                 2015-16: 68.67"

2014-15: 3.5"
2013-14: 11.75"                  2013-14: 62.30
2012-13: 16.75"                 2012-13: 78.45  

2011-12: 98.5"                   2011-12: 92.67"

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I have noticed at least so far, the main die offs have been among trees that are to closely spaced. At least among Douglas Firs. Probably just not enough water to go around.

 

I lost a large Noble Fir in the 2015 drought though.

Thats’ a good observation; the dieoffs have definitely been in cluster’s.

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Strange pattern for heat early next week on the 12z Euro but there it is.

 

Could be an east windier than usual pattern for midsummer, with the shot of cooler air moving into the northern Rockies. Bad fire conditions possible.

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Despite not looking real ridgy... there is a big warm up on the 12Z ECMWF over the weekend.

 

For PDX per the 12Z ECMWF surface maps...

 

Fri - 82

Sat - 86

Sun - 93

Mon - 99

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I don't think my grass has ever been as green and lush as Tim's. Great looking lawn. I'm "green" with envy. :)

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2022-23: 95.0"                      2022-23: 17.39"

2021-22: 52.6"                    2021-22: 91.46" 

2020-21: 12.0"                    2020-21: 71.59"

2019-20: 23.5"                   2019-20: 58.54"

2018-19: 63.5"                   2018-19: 66.33"

2017-18: 30.3"                   2017-18: 59.83"

2016-17: 49.2"                   2016-17: 97.58"

2015-16: 11.75"                 2015-16: 68.67"

2014-15: 3.5"
2013-14: 11.75"                  2013-14: 62.30
2012-13: 16.75"                 2012-13: 78.45  

2011-12: 98.5"                   2011-12: 92.67"

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Despite not looking real ridgy... there is a big warm up on the 12Z ECMWF over the weekend.

 

For PDX per the 12Z ECMWF surface maps...

 

Fri - 82

Sat - 86

Sun - 93

Mon - 99

Should surpass our average number of annual 90 degree days down here by early next week. Ho hum.

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Which is why clouds/cool weather > death ridges. Our lawn is toast now..literally. Same with everybody else’s.

 

And we’ve had much more rain than you. The powerful solar radiation and heat has just nuked it like a microwave oven.

 

 

Lawns in western WA turn brown every summer.    That alone is not a reason to wish away summer weather though.    ;)

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Lawns in western WA turn brown every summer. That alone is not a reason to wish away summer weather though. ;)

Except yours? #GreenFilter

 

And IIRC, it didn’t look that brown to me when I was there last year. Certainly no worse than here.

 

Guess I’ll find out again in a few days.

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Except yours? #GreenFilter

 

And IIRC, it didn’t look that brown to me when I was there last year. Certainly no worse than here.

 

Guess I’ll find out again in a few days.

 

Our lawn will not turn brown because we water... just have not had to do that this summer yet.    Going to be doing so soon though.  

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Only 3 days until I get to escape this nonsense for the land of drizzle-paradise. Can’t wait to walk out of that terminal and inhale the cool, clean, dry, refreshing Seattle air. :wub:

 

Because this swamp weather really weighs on you. It can take until 3AM to drop below 80*F and it’s fake because it still feels like 90*F. Blech!

 

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Only 3 days until I get to escape this nonsense for the land of drizzle-paradise. Can’t wait to walk out of that terminal and inhale the cool, clean, dry, refreshing Seattle air. :wub:

 

Because this is hell..

 

 

 

Thursday at 5 p.m. looks lovely here... probably add a couple degrees due to its cool bias but still below 80.   

 

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TT-SEA Grand Master

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I love seeing cooler air dive down into Montana this time of year!

 

 

 

 

Might create a dangerous fire situation down there as Jesse mentioned.

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Thursday at 5 p.m. looks lovely here... probably a couple degrees due to its cool bias but still below 80.

 

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Meh, let’s hope for low-70s.

 

Don’t want to risk any puff of humidity making the heat index higher. Not even by one degree.

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Might create a dangerous fire situation down there as Jesse mentioned.

Yes. The reason for the high 850s despite a flattish 500mb pattern early next week is offshore flow caused by an unusually strong area of surface high pressure (by midsummer standards) moving down the northern Rockies. Associated with that cool system.

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Next Tuesday for Phil... quite warm just inland.    Even over the main part of Graham Island.     But looks like 50s along the immediate coast as usual.    Would not have to go very far away from the water to have warm weather though!  

 

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Atmospheric Popcorn maker heating up a little bit. Just need the help of some extra butter is all they need.

 

Even though NWS focused their chances around Modoc and northern Cascades - looks like I might hear a rumble or two sometime this afternoon.

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92 yesterday at my place. Already toasty out there now. 83/58 at 12:30.

Mercer Island, 350 ft

2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21

2020-2021: 15.6"

2019-2020: ~10"

2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5"

2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0"

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I still have slugs roaming around up here! Still lush as can be here at the moment anyway. I figured my grass would start baking out after this hot weekend and with the soil difference from my old place, but it hasn’t happened yet. I’m sure this week I will start seeing signs of dryness though.

 

Starting to see areas where the grass is lightening up and appear more dry. A far cry still from this time last year.

Mercer Island, 350 ft

2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21

2020-2021: 15.6"

2019-2020: ~10"

2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5"

2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0"

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Starting to see areas where the grass is lightening up and appear more dry. A far cry still from this time last year.

 

Yeah my grass is already fried.  I've had lots of stuff going on the past 2 months and haven't been able to stay on top of watering.  There are 2 sections of my back yard that get lots of shade, and they are green and healthy but the rest is brown (or at least 90% brown).  The front and side yards are pretty much done in as well.  Trying to decide if I should try to bring it back, or if I just let it go until the rains pick up again in the fall....it will probably take a lot of resources to try to get it back, but I like having a nice green lawn in the summer....

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Yeah my grass is already fried.  I've had lots of stuff going on the past 2 months and haven't been able to stay on top of watering.  There are 2 sections of my back yard that get lots of shade, and they are green and healthy but the rest is brown (or at least 90% brown).  The front and side yards are pretty much done in as well.  Trying to decide if I should try to bring it back, or if I just let it go until the rains pick up again in the fall....it will probably take a lot of resources to try to get it back, but I like having a nice green lawn in the summer....

 

I have noticed over the years that the grass up in my parent's area browns out very fast every summer.   Seems like maybe the soil is sandy in their area... which is very close to you. 

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For those that scoff at the potential for heat and drought related tree die off in the west, here’s how bad it’s been in California in recent years. And there is nothing that says our forests are immune to this sort of thing. Might just be a matter of time.

Sierra foothills in Fresno county. Taken summer 2015:

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Then summer 2016 from the same viewpoint:

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That is just ugly and sad

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At this point, it's going to take an unusually wet mid summer period (the next 4 weeks) to prevent historic drought for much of the region. And probably another very bad fire season.

 

The trend of wet falls/winters and long, very dry periods late spring through summer has clearly carried through 2018. Been happening consistently for five years now.

 

Only difference this year is that most of OR was much drier in the wet season.

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At this point, it's going to take an unusually wet mid summer period (the next 4 weeks) to prevent historic drought for much of the region. And probably another very bad fire season.

 

The trend of wet falls/winters and long, very dry periods late spring through summer has clearly carried through 2018. Been happening consistently for five years now.

 

Only difference this year is that most of OR was much drier in the wet season.

August is easily our hottest and driest month these days. This mid-July stuff is probably just the appetizer

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Holy crap guys!! Just had a vicious microburst blast through out of literally nowhere. Was 100% sunny..as bright an Tim-friendly as could be, then all of a sudden there’s 60-70mph winds, hail, lightning, and pouring rain. It just exploded overhead.

 

My treed-in, super-sheltered wx-station hit 43mph. Ripped all the furniture off the deck, tree parts everywhere. Mother Nature is one crazy mofo.

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