August 2018 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[TT-SEA]

Make sure you visit Branson.

Naahhhh.

[MossMan]

That will just be a dry gulch in a few years.

It’s in Washington, not Oregon. Water levels are just fine around here.

[Front Ranger]

Funny, you were pretty quick to jump on the semi-permanent shift train during our 2007-12 -PDawesome phase.

I've learned.

[Front Ranger]

By PNW standards... 58 and rain is technically summer weather. But its not summery.

Dumb statement.

[Deweydog]

ULL on the move at 180 hours!

[Jesse]

I've learned.

Cold anomalies soothe the soul.

[BLI snowman]

I've learned.

 

I hear the PDO is actually still negative around OLM.

[Deweydog]

Bering Sea road trip next weekend?

[TT-SEA]

Dumb statement.

True statement.

[Jesse]

Bering Sea road trip next weekend?

[Front Ranger]

True statement.

 

58 degrees with rain is not close to normal PNW summer weather.

 

Since mid April, there have been far more 80+ days than 58 degree rain days.

[Front Ranger]

Cold anomalies soothe the soul.

 

The meaningless go-to!

[Deweydog]

[Front Ranger]

I hear the PDO is actually still negative around OLM.

 

Speaking of OLM...since KOMO breathlessly ran that article yesterday about Seattle having the "hottest July ever" since SEA set a record for average high temp, let's look at OLM.

 

July 2018 had an average high of 82.7. Not only did that fall easily short of 2015's 83.3, it wasn't even close to the record of 84.3 from 1985. And it was miles away from the all-time monthly mark for average high, August 1967's 86.7.

[Deweydog]

Speaking of OLM...since KOMO breathlessly ran that article yesterday about Seattle having the "hottest July ever" since SEA set a record for average high temp, let's look at OLM.

 

July 2018 had an average high of 82.7. Not only did that fall easily short of 2015's 83.3, it wasn't even close to the record of 84.3 from 1985. And it was miles away from the all-time monthly mark for average high, August 1967's 86.7.

You're not playing right. August is for intense overdramatization only. And naked kayaking.

[BLI snowman]

Speaking of OLM...since KOMO breathlessly ran that article yesterday about Seattle having the "hottest July ever" since SEA set a record for average high temp, let's look at OLM.

 

July 2018 had an average high of 82.7. Not only did that fall easily short of 2015's 83.3, it wasn't even close to the record of 84.3 from 1985. And it was miles away from the all-time monthly mark for average high, August 1967's 86.7.

 

Interestingly, it was even further away from July 1955's all-time record of 70.7.

[Deweydog]

Windows open!!!

[Front Ranger]

This area is really pretty... very wooded and lush green. Its been very pleasant as well with highs in the 80s. Had over an inch of rain yesterday with incredible lightning and thunder in the early afternoon and yet 90% of the day was sunny and warm.

 

It would be pretty awesome to get rain like that at home and still have most of the day be so nice and summery.

 

It's been much cooler than normal there. You're lucky to not be experiencing their normal heat/humidity.

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

New wildfire burning in Wasco Co. Started at 2pm and already over 10,000 acres. Some structures have already burned.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Why are you in Missouri Tim?

[Deweydog]

Why are you in Missouri Tim?

He left a good job in the city.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

He left a good job in the city.

Took a job as a truancy officer in inner-city St Louis.

[ShawniganLake]

Well at least the GFS operational isn’t an outlier anymore. Some members are much warmer.

[Deweydog]

It's trending west is the new it's trending east.

[Jesse]

Well at least the GFS operational isn’t an outlier anymore. Some members are much warmer.

This summer is turning into something out of my nightmares.

[Jesse]

The meaningless go-to!

I only use it when it fits, Mr. Posterior pain!

[ShawniganLake]

This summer is turning into something out of my nightmares.

Next week is looking like a bit of a low blow for the cool weather lovers. Sort of came out of nowhere.

[Jesse]

Next week is looking like a bit of a low blow for the cool weather lovers. Sort of came out of nowhere.

Great news for drought and wildfire enthusiasts at least.

[ShawniganLake]

Great news for drought and wildfire enthusiasts at least.

Not sure if it was mentioned before, but the entire B.C. coast is now in a stage 3 drought.

 

Tens of thousands of lightning strikes in the BC interior the past couple days, if the heat builds back in, fire crews are going to be really busy.

[Jesse]

Euro looking insanely hot for the middle of next week. Snowsquall will be screeching about it soon.

[Jesse]

Not sure if it was mentioned before, but the entire B.C. coast is now in a stage 3 drought.

 

Tens of thousands of lightning strikes in the BC interior the past couple days, if the heat builds back in, fire crews are going to be really busy.

Looks like it is going to. Could be looking pretty bad in a lot of places by this time next week.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

This is an incredible stretch of hot weather if this verifies. Hope they have good AC at OHSU if it's a torch for the back half of the month.

[ShawniganLake]

Euro looking insanely hot for the middle of next week. Snowsquall will be screeching about it soon.

92 / 96 / 102 / 94

[Jesse]

[Blizzard777]

Gray and heavy drizzle

59*

fans off

[TT-SEA]

Looks very wet at our house as well per our security cams.

[MossMan]

Raining here. Been doing so for the last two hours.

[ShawniganLake]

Another bright sunny morning here. Much cooler too

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Marine clouds overhead. Nice cool morning.

[Geos]

Drizzle storm here. 57

 

Some type of CZ this morning.