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Looks like it first got down to 911mb, weakened, then got down to 899mb, then 909mb for the third time.

Hurricane Milton Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142024 430 PM CDT Tue Oct 08 2024 ...AIRCRAFT MEASURES VERY LOW PRESSURE IN THE EYE OF MILTON... Recent observations from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate the central pressure in the eye of Milton has fallen to an estimated 905 mb (26.72 inches). The aircraft observations also indicate that the maximum sustained winds are near 165 mph (270 km/h). SUMMARY OF 430 PM CDT...2130 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...22.7N 87.4W ABOUT 315 MI...510 KM WSW OF THE DRY TORTUGAS ABOUT 475 MI...770 KM SW OF TAMPA FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...165 MPH...270 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 75 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...905 MB...26.72 INCHES

I wonder what it was like here. From that track it looks like the 9th low passed almost directly overhead. Definitely was crazy for the region.

Looks like the recon flight didn't even pass through the center of the storm and still got that reading

NHC site seems to be down

Some places here had colder lows in Jan 2017 though because of the foot+ of snow on the ground. Hillsboro in the western Portland metro area dropped down to 3 degrees. Of course Feb 1989 had colder highs though.

There was also that event in mid November 2014. I think there was some freezing rain in the Gorge at least with that.

Yeah I could barely see down the street during the peak. It wasn't too much snow (maybe 2-3") but the conditions were extreme. How much did you get in 2020?

Yeah it was pretty amazing in Portland. 13 degrees with heavy snow/sleet and 40-50mph gusts on the 13th here. Even on the west side the snow/ice lasted on some roads for a week, probably longer closer towards the gorge.

Mostly clear on this side of the metro, glad to see the smoke gone at this point. Hopefully it doesn't return

A bit over a year ago, a really nice light show to my West. Some places near Hillsboro got soaked but we had a great view of the lightning.

You could probably use a couple stations and try to say if the winter years end with 8-9, it's correlated with a colder winter here, even if of course there's no physical link.

I don't want to clog up the main thread so I'll respond here. You're entitled to your own views and I just want to talk about this civilly. Not trying to accuse you or give you any hate. I just want to discuss this Ed Berry that you've mentioned a couple times. First, just looking into his twitter page, he immediately mentions his political views and support for Trump. Sure, he can have his views, but they're so blatantly intertwined with his climate positions that it makes me skeptical. His climate findings seem to always involve him forcing his political beliefs. Additionally, in his LinkedIn, he says this: "As a result, my paper nullifies the scientific base of all climate laws, regulations, treaties, and even education. According to the scientific method, my prof that this IPCC theory is wrong overturns all scientific papers that claim to support the theory. My paper is now a basis to legally overturn all laws and regulations that are based upon this IPCC theory." That's such a bold claim for one paper to make. His insistence that his one paper completely disproves consensus from NOAA, IPCC, and various other groups' scientists is quite unprofessional and makes me doubtful. You mention that "people can't accept the possibility they could be at least partially wrong on this subject," but this statement from Berry and his general ideas epitomize that stubborn attitude that you say others have. Again, I'm not trying to attack you, I just wanted to throw in my thoughts about this discussion. I encourage you not to focus on specific climate scientists that have only one viewpoint, when so many others disagree. As @Tenochtitlansaid, I'm personally going to trust the general scientific consensus from the IPCC at this time. I agree that we can't attribute every extreme climate event to AGW and I understand your view, but I'm going to trust the majority of scientists.

It's been pretty nice recently for snow + sunshine. Feb 2023 had about 6-8" of snow and then a subfreezing day with strong winds, Jan 2024 had about 3" of snow on the ground with sunshine and temps in the 20s. And of course 2017 which was over a foot of snow here with sun.