Front Ranger

I'll agree to that as long as you post only what I want you to post.

I laugh, but then I remember when I lived there I used to go on snow chases all the time. One night I drove from Tacoma all the way past Yelm hunting flakes.

Not for most stations.

He's an anomaly. Is it just me, or do we use that word a lot around here?

No monthly record highs??

The people who didn't forecast SEA had it easier this time around, as that's where everyone missed by the most. EDIT: I see this was already noted.

He was marveling at SEA's record, as a reflection on Seattle climate history. It's kind of like marveling at some of the records set by modern athletes using PEDs. Yeah, still impressive accomplishments, but that extra boost helped.

It was definitely an incredible day, undoubtedly one of the warmest April days in the past 100 years in western WA. However, it was only one degree warmer than the warmest April day ever at OLM. It's pretty predictable these days - SEA manages to maximize every opportunity at warmth. Countless examples of this over the past 10 years. Easy explanation why. So the magnitude at which SEA smashed their monthly record, 4 degrees, is not necessarily reflective of Seattle's climate history. I know, I know...broken record. But the statement like the one above begged for a reminder that SEA's high temp records these days does indeed come with an asterisk. Also, the University of WA hit 88 twice in April (1934, 1947), so for Seattle, even today's 89 wasn't 4 above the record.

The only other 90s in April I can find for the Puget Sound region. 94 in Sedro Wooley on 4/23/1910 (suspect) 90 in Puyallup on 4/27/27 90 Olympia (old city station) on 4/12/1904 Shelton hit 89 on back to back days in 1934.

Cool. ENSO events almost always start out east-based, I guess I meant more for winter. What was 2007-08 and 1988-89?

Almost as adorable as watching you do this. via GIPHY

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They'll soon all be fried by these heat anomalies. Happened in 1926.

Think this thing will be east or west-based? My apologies if you've already said.

That's going pretty extreme. Almost every June-Sep has a stretch in the mid/upper 80s for the lowlands.

On the other hand, SEA only had two runways and a lot more vegetation around in 1983...really f***s up these all-important April prognostications.

Just checked. From 2007-12 you had a .246 winning percentage. From 2013-present, you're up to .287. A nice improvement! Soon you may be batting .300! Oh wait...sports reference.

Also an extremely wet, warm winter for the PNW.

It very easily could. Many, many Julys haven't hit 89 at SEA.

Officially impressive.

You know what they say - there's a runway into every heart.

There's no doubt this month is turning out to be somewhat historic. How historic, compared to years like 1926 and 1934? Remains to be seen...but the answer lies outside OLM.

Yup, from 1976. OLM's is 87 from 1987. Let's see what happens.

SEA often takes the lead early in the day, then gives it up later.

Of course. I'm talking averages, for the peak of the event. Today SEA was within a degree of PDX, but that's not the average. Any time SEA has a northerly wind, which they often due during heat events, they tend to get warmer than they used to (in relation to other stations). Reasons for this have been discussed.