Front Ranger

16 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

That's why they're installing kiosks in most of them. The days of the happy-go-lucky McDonald's cash register worker are almost over

Something tells me this won't lead to prices dropping back down, though.

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

At least fast food workers in CA make $20 an hour now, unless they bake bread!

But even in god-forsaken CA, you can still get a $1.50 hot dog and soda at Costco!

4 minutes ago, MossMan said:

I haven’t had McDonalds in a decade…However I do still crave a quarter pounder now and again but I always refrain when driving past. Also it’s getting quite expensive, we stopped at Taco Time after the kids soccer practice to grab dinner and it was $50! Good lord! Another reason why we rarely eat out while on the go anymore. 

In a lot of places, fast food prices have inflated more than any other type of food - mainly because the cost of labor has skyrocketed.

46 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

300+ hour precip maps are back!

But at least even the semi-realistic near term looks fairly wet.

21 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Ended up with a 75/45 day here yesterday. Sunny and warm with high clouds and times and a cooling breeze in the evening.

Looking at the 500mb pattern I wouldn’t have called it a setup where PDX would make a run at 80 but there it was. Looks like VUO put up a 76/41 day.

It's more notable when PDX isn't the warmest station in the metro area. 1-3 degrees seems standard at this point.

11 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I can't imagine being north of 40 and still eating fast food regularly. Unless you have the most amazing metabolism or have time to workout 6 hours a day it seems like the perfect pipeline to obesity. Whenever I make the mistake of grabbing a McChicken or something because I'm in the hurry I always feel like garbage for the next few hours. Like eating poison. 

You may have just solved the obesity epidemic, Andrew.

6 hours ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

You know who makes a surprisingly good milkshake? Shari's.

Have you tried their pieshakes?

32 minutes ago, ChrisEl Elyon said:

 

May 2010 was frigid for the western half of the country.

51 minutes ago, Phil said:

The last 2 months have already established a warm CONUS pattern which, when manifesting during post-niño springs, almost always precedes warm summers nationally.

This bears striking resemblance to spring 2010. Only difference is cool anomalies aren’t as prevalent (I suspect the same will hold true during the summer).

Not so sure about that. That time frame for 2024 somewhat reflects the lingering winter pattern. 

The past month hasn't been as warm. Certainly not as warm as April 2010 was. You'd think if the anomaly pattern represented the "summer pattern establishing" it would be growing stronger as we get closer to summer, not weaker.

50 minutes ago, Phil said:

This would be a closer match to 2010 than 2012. Because 2012 wasn’t coming off a strong niño, where-as there are still niño-like elements to the current base state (albeit attenuating).

Of course there will be subseasonal scale differences as well. Unwise to project from any analog pool alone. 

Yeah, I don't think 2012 is a good analog, was just looking at semi-recent years with hot summers in the middle of the continent. Seeing if there was any indication the summer pattern would be getting established by now.

50 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

It's an absolute beast on the all the models.   Be nice if it was just moving through and not parking for the next 2 weeks.   But I think the anticipated warm season ridge over the middle of the continent might be becoming established early.    We will have to wait until it expands more.

Looking at the last couple really warm summers for the middle of the country, 2022 and 2012...the pattern definitely got established early in 2012, but it didn't really in 2022 (except in Texas).

I think Phil and others are envisioning something more along the lines of 2012 this summer. But this spring, while warm in the eastern half of the US, has been a far cry from that one.

4 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

I have actually taken that approach much more when things aren't going the way I like... and not just with weather.   

That's healthy. But deny it all you want, you also use it when it's convenient sometimes. Very human of you.

40 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

One record I think is absolutely insane is the 14.3” of snow Bozeman got on June 13, 2001. The fact that happened during meteorological summer is crazy. Though it was recorded on the MSU campus weather station and not at the airport.

Yeah, that's wild. Even places like Jackson Hole, WY have never seen that much in June.

I know Cheyenne did get like 8" in June 1947. That storm brought significant snow down to about 6500' in the foothills west of Denver.

39 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

You missed the point Jared.   We should find joy.   We are only here for a short time.   

Side note... traveling (or moving) to a different place is one way we can actually have control over the weather we experience. 

I get the point, but I can still tease you - especially when you use that approach most when it fits your preferences/arguments. 

Pretty impressive storm for almost May.

1 hour ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

I've seen 1½ inches of snow in the last week of may, and I'm sure it's snowed here in June (although I've never seen it).

None of the Bend area stations appear to have ever recorded June snowfall (I know you're a bit higher up). Wickiup Reservoir west of La Pine and about 4,300' has recorded some once - .3" in June 1980. Assuming it wasn't actually hail, which I know has been occasionally recorded as snowfall some places.

DEN officially recorded less than an inch of June snowfall a couple of times, both in the early 1950s.

1 hour ago, BLI snowman said:

Not really. It was never anything more than a very weak Nina to begin with, and the weather patterns remained remarkably consistent across the CONUS pretty much throughout so there was no discernible impact from any of the marginal SSTA warming in the equatorial Pacific. It will go down as a weak Nina cold season that for one reason or another had an unusually dominant grip on the weather patterns. Kind of the inverse of a year like 2004-05, which was only ever a very weak Nino but one which developed a solid death grip on the weather patterns nevertheless.

It's cute that you're still so hung up on it, though.

It's almost like ENSO is just one factor among many...albeit probably the best single indicator as far as dominant weather patterns likely to play out.

2 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

I wouldn't want to miss a sunny 70-degree weekend at home in April.   Supply of those perfect days is limited... and always prefer to have stormy/rainy weather at home when we are gone.    

None of us control anything, Tim. Why should you or anyone care about anything.

Nuggets are so fun to watch. Legends.

9 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I’ve never been a Blazer fan. Don’t really have a team, more follow specific players. My 3 favorite players are Giannis, Jokic, and Luka. Honorable mention Jayson Tatum, Banchero, and Ant. And who doesn’t love seeing Lebron fake an injury late in a loss or hearing Kawaii will miss yet another game!

Not very American of you.

Looks like the rain is arriving just in time to ruin some late afternoon outdoor plans!

1 hour ago, Phishy Wx said:

those are the worst over here for lost potential. ugh

Spokane had above average snow the past 3 moderate Ninas...

58 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

And cause the postponement of the Mariners-Rockies game.    

When it's snowing in Denver in the spring it's usually really nice here.

Yeah, April-September wave lengths tend to be short enough that's often the case. Not so much in fall/winter.

5 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

@Front Ranger how much snow you get?

6"

Over 60" for the season now, essentially average.