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It definitely felt like fall this morning with a low of 53. Been working on building a deck over the course of the past month, and finally got to a point where we have something we can use (just can't invite any friends over with young kids ). I've never had a backyard I could "enjoy." It has either been too small, had too much slope or been too wet/mucky. Everywhere I have lived had back decks along the lines of what is shown in the "before" shot. It was nice to be able to sit out and enjoy the evening last night. All we have left is the stairs, railings, and a pergola and we will be good to go!

My side job I do on weekends sometimes is installing aluminum/cable railings on decks that’s what I was doing out in maple valley today.

That green tomato spring is the only reason the entire PNW isn’t on fire right now. Only a sadist would consider that to be “evil”.

It was frosty in Costco today.

OLM cracked the 40s last couple mornings.

It was drive your tractor to work day! Was a tad chilly this morning without the heated steering wheel.

I absolutely love building decks. I get all giddy when I find out a friend/co-worker/family member needs help with one. Plus it’s always better to go screw something up at someone else’s house as opposed to your own.

Picked up 2.11" at KDSM (2.25" at mby 20 min W of DSM) The airport is nearly at normal now for Aug ( 97% of normal) and "only" 5.6" below normal for the year and 3.48" since July 1st. Amazing what just one good rain event does too eat into a large negative deficit...

So we’re just gonna completely skip Halloween and go straight to Christmas eh?

You can clearly see from here it'll be quite windy at lower elevation and wind direction indicates a strong downslope. I would imagine that you being at 6,000' in elevation won't have to deal with that vs. Sacramento's sea level elevation with very strong downslope. The heat looked trapped.

If 115+ is achievable in the Willamette Valley now, 120+ in the Central Valley sounds believable to me. Even figuring in that it is now September, 110+ seems very easily achievable. Most of those records are for a climate that no longer exists.

That was such a crazy event! Was in Sun Lakes when it happened, the wave action was amazing!! Came home to a mess and no power the next day. Nearly 3 days without power.

Had another severe warned storm last night up here in MN. Dropped a quick 1.35"

Seven years ago today... August windstorm of 2015. Of all the years to have an active late summer jet and an early start to fall...

Ended up with an impressive 85 / 52 here today. Nice diurnal range.

WILDFIRE UPDATE NEW Known Wildfires started today! 8/29/22 Washington - 16 (16 new fires today. There are five large fires in the state, one more since yesterday. The White River Fire has been added to the large fire list, located next to the Irving Peak Fire near Lake Wenatchee. The total number of fires grows from 53 to 69....nice. This is the first time all season Washington has had more wildfires than Oregon and Idaho.) Total: 69 Oregon - 5 (5 new fires in the state again today. There are five large fires in the state. The total number of fires increases from 30 to 32.) Total: 32 Idaho - 4(4 new fires in the state today. There are three large fires in the state. The total number drops from 77 to 64.) Total: 64 California - 29 (29 new fires in the state of California. There are six large fires in the state. It is producing a lot of smoke, but growth potential is minimal. The total decreases from 66 to 64. ) Total: 64 British Columbia - 17 (17 new blazes in the past 24hrs. Some big decreases the past two days. There are three large fires in the province. The total amount of fires drops from 205 to 184.) Total: 184 Who Has had The Most Amount of Fires (Ranked by days in which they've had the most fires, only counting days we've kept track here.) 1. British Columbia - 36 days with the most wildfires 2. Oregon - 2 days with the most wildfires. SMOKE UPDATE As offshore kicks in on Tuesday, expect smoke to crest over the Cascade's in Western Washington and Oregon. It could be triple thread with smoke from British Columbia, California, and Idaho hitting the western half of Washington if the models are correct. Hard to tell if it will be low level. Conditions will become moderate to unhealthy for the Lower Mainland of BC as we move into Tuesday and Wednesday. Overall today, conditions were good for much of the region. Northern California and Medford/Klamath Falls/Grants Pass are dealing with hazardous air quality, the worst in the nation due to wildfires. This time Southern Oregon has itself to blame for the smoke, the first time all season. All summer it has been sucking in smoke from California, but this time there is a fire near Grants Pass causing the issues. Expect conditions to worsen in Southern Oregon has the heat turns on.

Right now August looks to finish at 70.8 for me, my warmest month ever...

Also interesting that SEA is +2.2 and has locked up the 3rd warmest August ever. +2 is not that extreme... but its being compared to an already pumped up August average now. This month would be +5 compared to the long term average. The last time August was below the long term average at SEA was in 2002.

I do that same thing all the time. I have pulled Astoria for Portland about 100 times!

Should also be Portland's first 75 degree month, they'll probably end at ~75.1. That's a full degree warmer than the 74.1 in July 1985.

85 for a high at SEA. Even the GFS was 1 degree too cold. The ECMWF was 6 degrees too cold and should be decommissioned immediately. Its an embarrassment to the entire continent of Europe.

Today is the 53rd dry day in a row at PDX, putting it on the top 5 list for dry streaks: (this isn't updated yet though) We should easily pass 1960 and maybe even get into the top 3! What a change from the wettest AMJ period on record.

In last week we now have soooo many ripe tomatoes to harvest. And so many more coming. Definitely a success this year despite the plants almost looking dead in early June when it would not stop raining.

I spent a summer building a deck at our Kent house and then a second summer extending it to surround our hot tub. I had no idea what I was doing but my father in law was a carpenter and someone who could basically build anything and he provided the basic engineering info I needed and I was able to do the work. I’m not sure I would say I enjoyed it, but I definitely felt a sense of accomplishment at the result.

Red Bluff hit 118 in September 1988, so 120 is certainly doable for the northern Sacramento Valley.

Downsloping perhaps?

@Phil does where the PV initially sets up have any impact on how it behaves in fall/winter?

Cheers my friend. Happy to help. It's fun to look and see which winters were the snowiest for your location by season instead of calendar year.

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I have found I can only complain so much about the same thing... Glad all this wood we split yesterday will get to dry out for a couple more weeks as I stack it.

The Heat is On and we are underneath and Excessive Heat Watch that starts on Tuesday...let's see if we manage to top 110F. I'm actually looking forward to the Heat without the Humidity. I've seen plenty of Monsoon storms since I've been out here and I'm rather pleased with what I've seen. It's been a hellova ride this summer for the entire valley so its nice to get a break for an extended period.

Been watching the forecast temps for this week and into the weekend and they keep creeping up. We’re going camping over by Iowa City for Labor Day weekend and the forecast highs are up 5 degrees and the latest forecast discussion mentions dews returning to the 60s. Even today was initially supposed to stay below 90, but the highs were bumped up to 93, and I hit 94.1 IMBY and one of the more humid days in quite a while led to a heat index as high as 104. The rest of the week and the holiday weekend now shows highs well into the 80s and probably some 90s. I’ve averaged 89.7 degrees so far this month for highs IMBY, the warmest month ever in my 4 years of records with my weather station!

Too hot. Knock about 10 off those highs and 5 off the lows. Then you’re talking nice.

Under a Tornado Watch up here at the MN home! Last night a severe warned storm moved through and dropped a quick 0.80". Let's see what tonight brings.

November was insane up here. Certainly November's equivalent of Jan 1950.

Whoever titled this thread really jinxed this month. The one thing it definitely was not was a 1956 redux.

August is guaranteed to have a mean high of 80+ as well. Back to back months. July was 80.1…. It’ll actually be warmer for this month.

You ever plant tomatoes Phil? You can seed them in April and May but need 21-24C for them to thrive. With the spring we had, it was nearly impossible for an early harvest. Saw them first hand with my dad’s garden. They absolutely love the last month or so here are now ready to harvest coming Sept.

And that's another one!! 90F burger!!!

Not this early, no. And the developing PV is in the stratosphere, not the 500mb level. Watch the evolution of the low frequency component in the tropics, monsoonal circulations, and subtropical stratospheric temperatures for clues as to how quickly the PV will wrap up.

115 definitely seems plausible with this setup for them.

Scattered storms moved through after 4am and dropped a whopping .17" IMBY. 3rd time this week we've had storms between 4-8am, but have only received .83" of rain from 4 rain events in the last 6 days. Still running 1.5" below normal for the month and over 5" for the year.

That's something you'd expect in Blythe or Needles, not Sacramento. Even Bakersfield that would be hot. For today it was 82 about thirty minutes ago when I was on break.

No way this verifies but goes to show the magnitude of this ridge over the holiday weekend. Absolutely devastating.

Ended up with a really nice 79/51 yesterday after a 74/57 on Saturday. At least we get these little windows here and there reminding us of what our summer weather used to be. Bookended between multi-day stretches of torching.

Yesterday was a warm late summer day with a H/L at Grand Rapids of 86/59. Before midnight there was a total of 0.97” of rain fall and that will be the new 5th most for any August 28th during the day there was 57% of possible sunshine. Here in MBY I had a total of 1.08” of rain fall up to 7AM this morning. The official overnight low at GRR was a warm 71 the low here in MBY was 69 and that is the current temperature. After a warm and somewhat humid day today it will turn cooler for most of this week.

There were some severe storms that rocked the northern burbs yesterday afternoon back home and more are supposed to fire up early this afternoon. Boy, this summer has def delivered action in our area across the lower lakes. The threat today has my attn and I told my brother and his wife to keep an eye on the radar as they are driving up from the Ozarks today!

No sir.

So you admit you enjoy 90°F heat.

At least the late spring kept things cold and wet down here enough to prevent wildfire problems.