August 2022 PNW Observations and Discussion - 1956 Redux!1!!1!

[Phil]

5 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I detect some bias here!

I wonder what Judah is gonna forecast this winter.

[Cloud]

3 minutes ago, Phil said:

I wonder what Judah is gonna forecast this winter.

A SSW that’s going to destroy NE.

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

It's just mind blowing how much warmer it is there.  The difference in number of 90+ days compared to SEA in recent years is insane.

Puget Sound?   Maybe?

[TT-SEA]

Last month and YTD rankings of popular content.     Andrew is slacking lately... Phil is stepping up his game.    I am still still in second place YTD. 

[Meatyorologist]

43 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

I get waaaaay more positive reactions than negative.   

This post notwithstanding of course.  Downvote if you agree.   

Holy shit, Jesse might actually like one of your posts

[TT-SEA]

Just now, Meatyorologist said:

Holy , Jesse might actually like one of your posts

No way.    It would literally kill him.   I am pure evil.   I only post out of spite for him.   

 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

No way.    It would literally kill him.   I am pure evil.   I only post out of spite for him.   

 

Somebody's going fishing!!

[Phishy Wx]

10 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Last month and YTD rankings of popular content.     Andrew is slacking lately... Phil is stepping up his game.    I am still still in second place YTD. 

do you dudes work?

[Dave]

8 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Puget Sound?   Maybe?

My dad grew up in Bothell, but spent at least half his life in Eugene. His weather observations were that during the summer it's about 10 degrees warmer on average in Eugene. The winters are pretty much the same. His memorial service was at Chester Morse, which is beautiful. He's buried at a Bothell cemetery at the top of some hill. I found that his weather observations were mostly correct other than Seattle gets more snow. 

[Meatyorologist]

18z NAM for 2pm Thursday... 

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

do you dudes work?

Not based on total posts.    Based on net positive reactions and reputation score.

[Meatyorologist]

5 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

No way.    It would literally kill him.   I am pure evil.   I only post out of spite for him.   

 

Folks, a direct quote from Tim!

[Phishy Wx]

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Not based on total posts.    Based on net positive reactions and reputation score.

is there a list with total posts by same criteria?  probably the same people I suppose

[TigerWoodsLibido]

1 hour ago, Dave said:

Eugene is part of team PNW. Hopefully, the snow will arrive in a few months. 

We are the upper part of a tributary of the Columbia. We’re the PNW.

Once you go over the Kalapuya Divide then you’re in the Umpqua Basin and transition to more of a standard southern Oregon climate with fewer trees, more grassland and eventually a borderline “high desert” climate around Medford and Ashland in the Rogue valley.

[Dave]

3 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

We are the upper part of a tributary of the Columbia. We’re the PNW.

Once you go over the Kalapuya Divide then you’re in the Umpqua Basin and transition to more of a standard southern Oregon climate with fewer trees, more grassland and eventually a borderline “high desert” climate around Medford and Ashland.

I've read that in terms of the Willamette Valley ending in Eugene, it's generally considered at the intersection of 29th and Willamette. Not that interesting, I know. 

[GHweatherChris]

This has to be the first time somebody has literally flexed in regards to their status and rank on the forum, good lord, smh.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

42 minutes ago, Dave said:

I've read that in terms of the Willamette Valley ending in Eugene, it's generally considered at the intersection of 29th and Willamette. Not that interesting, I know. 

So basically the Amazon district just a bit south of campus?

Makes sense as it's a low-level bottleneck point between the Coburg Hills and the foothills of the Kalapuyas. There's then an open area that includes Cottage Grove and the Row River which becomes the Coast Fork Willamette around Creswell, Then there's Dexter, Lowell and Fall Creek which are all up the main fork of the Willamette, the two merge around Goshen, then there's Springfield and on up the McKenzie Valley, a tributary of the Willamette.

[Dave]

1 minute ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

So basically the Amazon district just a bit south of campus?

The Amazon Creek (slough) has it's own flood plain around there. It's not easy to distinguish from one another. But once you drive south on Willamette past 29th, you are out of the Willamette Valley. 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

TTD(Troutdale) only got to 87 today so their streak of 90+ days ends at 9.

[Timmy Supercell]

Odds are looking great that thunderstorms will land on August 5th at my new place. Reason I single out that date?

K-Falls had storms on Aug 5th six times while I lived there since 2012. Two of them were severe, one of them with large hail. 

2012*, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020*, 2021. Starred the severe ones. Note the 3 in a row '14-'16. Going by what folks are saying in that area, their last severe storm might have been on 8/5/2020. Gully washer too, nearly 2" rain fell towards OIT.

[Meatyorologist]

Friday also looks nice, 70s and sun after morning clouds and very cool mins.

[Cascadia_Wx]

49 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

We are the upper part of a tributary of the Columbia. We’re the PNW.

Once you go over the Kalapuya Divide then you’re in the Umpqua Basin and transition to more of a standard southern Oregon climate with fewer trees, more grassland and eventually a borderline “high desert” climate around Medford and Ashland in the Rogue valley.

Definitely wouldn’t call Medford and Ashland high desert, they are fairly low and have relatively wet winters compared to places like Bend. Hot summer Mediterranean with pine/oak woodlands and a lot more broadleaf evergreens than most of Oregon down there.

[Meatyorologist]

Just now, Cascadia_Wx said:

Definitely wouldn’t call Medford and Ashland high desert, they are fairly low and have relatively wet winters compared to places like Bend. Hot summer Mediterranean with pine/oak woodlands and a lot more broadleaf evergreens than most of Oregon down there.

The Rogue Valley is ironically more representative of a true Mediterranean climate than most of the lowland coastal PNW.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Just now, Meatyorologist said:

The Rogue Valley is ironically more representative of a true Mediterranean climate than most of the lowland coastal PNW.

I think the technical distinction is that they are hot summer Mediterranean whereas we are just “warm”. The Koppen climate classification system leaves much to be desired in terms of nuance.

[TT-SEA]

45 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

This has to be the first time somebody has literally flexed in regards to their status and rank on the forum, good lord, smh.

Oh no!   It's a weather forum Chris.  Lighten up buddy.   Follow your own advice. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

[Meatyorologist]

Seattle is very close to an Oceanic climate, Vancouver BC even more so. The only thing keeping the two cities in the Mediterranean classification is their near complete lack of precipitation during the summer. In recent years its current placement has only been validated further.

Some argue Seattle should be in an Oceanic classification, but I think Med fits well given that our dry summers are pronounced enough to have noticeable, reliable affects on plant and animal behavior outside of extreme outlier years. This was true even during the "cool and wet" summers of the 1950s. Juneau for instance rarely ever sees brown grass, stressed undergrowth, or early seeding from firs.

[Meatyorologist]

90s probably return on Sunday and Monday. Even Saturday as well as Tuesday and the week beyond appear generally quite warm, into the 80s daily at KSEA.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, Meatyorologist said:

Seattle is very close to an Oceanic climate, Vancouver BC even more so. The only thing keeping the two cities in the Mediterranean classification is their near complete lack of precipitation during the summer. In recent years its current placement has only been validated further.

Some argue Seattle should be in an Oceanic classification, but I think Med fits well given that our dry summers are pronounced enough to have noticeable, reliable affects on plant and animal behavior outside of extreme outlier years. This was true even during the "cool and wet" summers of the 1950s. Juneau for instance rarely ever sees brown grass, stressed undergrowth, or early seeding from firs.

Tim will be with you shortly. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

4 hours ago, RentonHillTC said:

its coming

But will it snow at my house?!

[Meatyorologist]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

But will it snow at my house?!

No, that's just a warning shot.

[RentonHill]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

But will it snow at my house?!

Only randys

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 hours ago, snow_wizard said:

Thursday night continues to look interesting.  Cool 850s, clear skies, northerly gradients, etc could bring 40s to a number of locations.

We hit 38 at the end of August 2020. Didn’t seem to help us out much a few days later. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I see everyone south of PDX got a bonus 90 today! 

[TacomaWx]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

We hit 38 at the end of August 2020. Didn’t seem to help us out much a few days later. 

The low DPs aren’t really a good thing. Would be nice to avoid hot temps and low DPs the next few weeks. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

2 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

The low DPs aren’t really a good thing. Would be nice to avoid hot temps and low DPs the next few weeks. 

Jim wants the entire I-5 corridor to be the Waterville Plateau.

[Meatyorologist]

7 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Jim wants the entire I-5 corridor to be the Waterville Plateau.

I guess Tim would be living on Badger Mountain then.. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

17 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

The low DPs aren’t really a good thing. Would be nice to avoid hot temps and low DPs the next few weeks. 

In a way the high dew points last week were a blessing, didn’t dry everything out as much as a classic heatwave would. We had dew on the lawn every morning. 

[Timmy Supercell]

10 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

I guess Tim would be living on Badger Mountain then.. 

 

[Cascadia_Wx]

3 minutes ago, Timmy Supercell said:

 

FYP