Jesse

Just now, Front Ranger said:

Of course, worth noting that of SLE's 90+ highs this month, only one has exceeded 92. And two just touched 90.

Bit different than how 2015 started.

Do you know what you are arguing anymore or have even you lost track?

24 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

Downvote everybody and everything you don’t like. Soothes the soul. 

A lot of worthy content on here. Trust me, I wish this was a better forum as much as anyone.

I’m having a crapton of anxiety that it might actually be cool for a few days during one of our hottest summers on record and it seems like drumming my fingers on a keyboard is the only thing that will make me feel better. Any advice guys?

11 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

I was just teasing Andrew.

Sure, top 5 is very possible for many locations. Hottest on record certainly not out of the realm of possibility. Never said it wasn't.

But a lot of people at the end of June seemed convinced that the pattern would stay very warm to hot for the rest of summer, and something like 2015 or hotter was virtually a lock.

Warm lows the first week of July have helped keep anomalies up, but for Portland north, the days so far this month have been far cooler than 2015, and no sign of any heatwaves in the foreseeable future.

These things aren't mutually exclusive.

Have you ever thought about becoming a sleazy lawyer?

Just now, snow_wizard said:

Did somebody just really do a down vote on every post I've done in the past half hour?  Sheesh.

Hi  

Looks like PDX should meet or exceed their average high of 85 again today.

5 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

It’s pretty interesting how suddenly Jim jaded you’ve become over the last few months. Justified but kinda sad in a way.

I just can’t get on board with a complete rejection of reality. I draw the line at a partial

15 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I  remember Doug, but I don't really remember any of the other characters. 

I don’t know if anyone remembers the show Doug on Nickelodeon, but I always imagine Jim being like Mr. Dink.

14 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Are there any numbers to back this up? 1030-1035mb offshore surface highs seem like pretty standard mid summer fare.

NPI is looking flabutastically flabbulous.

6 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

We'll see.  It is possible this summer has shot its wad already.  Sometimes it goes that way.  Just like a front loaded winter.

Could be, but I have a hard time picturing August and September not torching. Niña summer climo!!

Good job responding to a post quoting you, btw. Usually it seems like you just log in to spit out a monologue and leave.

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

Yup.  It's looking less likely the 4CH will make another run at us after the first trough.

Saving all its energy up for August I presume.

39 minutes ago, Timmy_Supercell said:

Wildfires because there's too many trees, and droughts are politics. We have too many people drinking water. 

Precisely what I said.

3 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Praying for you and all the firefighters this year. Can’t see things getting better any time soon in terms of fire conditions. My brother was a firefighter with jobcorps in 2017 and 2018 up in the curlew area. Tough job being out there. 

Thanks. Yeah each deployment is about two weeks, and every employee who is qualified gets a shot at at least one. I don’t think the backup crews generally get as much into the nitty gritty of direct attack as the regular guys, but if personnel is short you really never know what you will end up doing.

Just now, TigerWoodsLibido said:

If you're serious, then thank you for working on them. There are so many logistics that go into wildfire fighting that it's good to have someone here that knows a lot about it.

Thanks. I’m being serious. I started working for the USFS earlier this year and they give all employees an opportunity to get their red card and serve in backup fire crews if they pass the training and a few physical tests. I figured why not.

I got pretty close to getting deployed to the bootleg fire this coming week, but it looks like I will be waiting until the next rotation in August. Gotta wonder where/what fires will be burning by then.

I wonder how much of the area being burnt by the Bootleg fire was even forested when pioneers settled the region. A lot of forest in those dry areas have become a lot larger and denser than they were historically, thanks to decades of fire suppression in the 20th century.

Another nice marine layer morning here. Low of 56.

35 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Considering I have two kids my pair are fully grown and functioning just fine, but thanks for checking in and making sure they are doing okay.

Has your wife let you have any input into their diets yet?  Or do you just vent by whining/tattling about downvotes on a weather forum.
 

10 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Judging by the mass number of downvotes this evening it would appear that Jesse has the night shift covered! Down voting dogs in boats, green lush grass, and temps in the 50’s…Interesting. 

Hmmm...try growing a pair.

15 minutes ago, sand dune said:

2019 was much cooler. Summer showed up late and left early that year.

The fact that anyone would say this about what was still a solidly warm summer by all measures says a lot about the warped perspective on here.

1 hour ago, snow_wizard said:

I'm pretty happy with it.  At the very least the doom and gloom proclamations about the rest of this summer were apparently overblown.

It’s July freaking 9th.

How would you feel if someone was saying the calls for a cold rest of the winter were overblown on January 9th, following an all time record cold outbreak in late December and a solidly colder than average January to date with nothing but near to below average weather on the horizon.

9 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

Early August in 2017 wasn’t exactly “not too hot”.

Still way better than that one summer 40 years ago where I had to wear a light jacket one evening. 

10 minutes ago, sand dune said:

Pretty impressive. Looking a little bit like 2017. Not too hot but super consistent.

Our greatest heatwave of all time doesn't fit the bill?

Dodged 90 again today. 87/52 spread.