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


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32 minutes ago, RentonHillTC said:

Very hot north wind for BA

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I see some Blue Angels loops in the distance there.

And a couple palm trees.

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ECMWF did not perform well today... only showed 79 at SEA and the actual high was 84.    The GFS actually showed 84 and nailed it.   The GFS usually does great on days that start out clear and timing of clearing is not an issue.

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4 hours ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

PDX up to 90 as of 3pm as well. Astoria and Tillamook overachieving today on the Coast. 

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Astoria ended up getting to 82, 9 degrees above forecast. There's been a few times this summer where Astoria and Tillamook have really overachieved with their highs. PDX got to 93 as forecasted.

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31 minutes ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

Astoria ended up getting to 82, 9 degrees above forecast. There's been a few times this summer where Astoria and Tillamook have really overachieved with their highs. PDX got to 93 as forecasted.

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Yeah Tillamook got very hot during the June heatwave I think

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1 hour ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

Astoria ended up getting to 82, 9 degrees above forecast. There's been a few times this summer where Astoria and Tillamook have really overachieved with their highs. PDX got to 93 as forecasted.

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The NWS really phones it in when it comes to coastal forecasts. Hard to call it over/underachieving on these warm northerly flow days when there can easily be 10 degree swings in 2-3 miles.

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2 minutes ago, NWbyNW said:

 

WILDFIRE UPDATE   (Droppin' Like A Rock Edition)

NEW Known Wildfires started today! 8/6/22 

Washington - 0 (Two days of no new fires.  Several fires including one major one has been put out. The remaining large fires are the Cow Canyon Fire, Vantage Highway Fire, and Williams Lake Fire. Total fires statewide has dropped from 19 to 12, the lowest level since I've been doing this for about two weeks. ) Total: 12

Oregon - 0 (No new fires in OR today. There are three large fires in the state. Many fires have been put out in the past 24hrs. The main concern is the spread of fires from Northern CA that are still raging and their embers are causing smaller fires. The total has dropped from 42 to 35.) Total: 42

Idaho - 0 (No new fires in the state. All the fires around the Boise metro that sparked yesterday have been put out.  Two major fires still exist, the Moose Fire and Woodtick Fire in remote locations within the Bitterroot Range. The total number of fires drops from 8 to 3, the lowest amount we've seen so far. ) Total: 3

British Columbia - 6 (The least amount of new fires in BC since we've begun recording, with only six. The Keremeos Creek Fire has become extremely dangerous, requiring the evacuation of much of Keremeos, over 1,600 properties.  BC mapping has admitted they are days behind at mapping and keeping up with wildfire growth, which today revealed there are now more large wildfires in the state them the previous six we expected.  There are now eight large wildfires in BC. The total amount of fires in the province drops slightly from 58 to 56.) Total: 56

SMOKE UPDATE

Smoke is currently blowing eastward with all smoke being produced either from fires in California or fires in British Columbia.  Smoke from these fires extent into Montana and Wyoming and as far south as Nevada. Western Washington and Oregon are smoke free, except for Jackson County and Klamath County with are under smoke advisories.  Unhealthy levels of smoke are flowing from Canada's Okanogan and into eastern Washington effecting communities such as Oroville and Omak.  BC valleys around wildfires and socked in with smoke.

For Eastern Washington and Oregon, most of the smoke is high and aloft, and not degrading air quality at the surface level.  

Thank you for these wildfire and smoke updates! I really enjoy reading them

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Down to 60F. Very pleasant night.

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Springfield, Oregon regular season 2023-24 Stats:

  • Coldest high: 25F (Jan 14, 2024)
  • Coldest low: 20F (Jan 14, 2024)
  • Days with below freezing temps: 24 (Most recent: Mar 8, 2024)
  • Days with sub-40F highs: 4 (Most recent: Jan 16, 2024)
  • Total snowfall: 0.0"
  • Total ice: 2.25”
  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 (1.9")
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F)
  • Last White Christmas: 1990
  • Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0

Personal Stats:

  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 16, 2024 (32F)
  • Last White Christmas: 2008
  • Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 42.0"
  • Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4

 

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Wow no one look at the LR on the 06Z unless scorching heat is your passion 💀

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(3. February 20th, 2018: 5.0 inches

(4. February 21st, 2018: 4.0 inches

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7 hours ago, NWbyNW said:

 

WILDFIRE UPDATE   (Droppin' Like A Rock Edition)

NEW Known Wildfires started today! 8/6/22 

Washington - 0 (Two days of no new fires.  Several fires including one major one has been put out. The remaining large fires are the Cow Canyon Fire, Vantage Highway Fire, and Williams Lake Fire. Total fires statewide has dropped from 19 to 12, the lowest level since I've been doing this for about two weeks. ) Total: 12

Oregon - 0 (No new fires in OR today. There are three large fires in the state. Many fires have been put out in the past 24hrs. The main concern is the spread of fires from Northern CA that are still raging and their embers are causing smaller fires. The total has dropped from 42 to 35.) Total: 42

Idaho - 0 (No new fires in the state. All the fires around the Boise metro that sparked yesterday have been put out.  Two major fires still exist, the Moose Fire and Woodtick Fire in remote locations within the Bitterroot Range. The total number of fires drops from 8 to 3, the lowest amount we've seen so far. ) Total: 3

British Columbia - 6 (The least amount of new fires in BC since we've begun recording, with only six. The Keremeos Creek Fire has become extremely dangerous, requiring the evacuation of much of Keremeos, over 1,600 properties.  BC mapping has admitted they are days behind at mapping and keeping up with wildfire growth, which today revealed there are now more large wildfires in the state them the previous six we expected.  There are now eight large wildfires in BC. The total amount of fires in the province drops slightly from 58 to 56.) Total: 56

SMOKE UPDATE

Smoke is currently blowing eastward with all smoke being produced either from fires in California or fires in British Columbia.  Smoke from these fires extent into Montana and Wyoming and as far south as Nevada. Western Washington and Oregon are smoke free, except for Jackson County and Klamath County with are under smoke advisories.  Unhealthy levels of smoke are flowing from Canada's Okanogan and into eastern Washington effecting communities such as Oroville and Omak.  BC valleys around wildfires and socked in with smoke.

For Eastern Washington and Oregon, most of the smoke is high and aloft, and not degrading air quality at the surface level.  

Not at home this weekend since I'm enjoying the 73 degree weather and cool temps in the low 50's in CA, but the smoke has been manageable at my locale. There's a fire about twenty miles north -other side of the Snake -on the way to Pullman but from what the radar indicates, smoke is blowing the opposite direction or is high aloft.

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Garfield County/Pomeroy, WA:

2023-2024 Snowfall totals: 14.3 inches

HIghest snow total (per event): 5.8 inches total 1/11/24 - 1/12/24.

Most recent accumulation (non trace): 0.20 inches on 2/26/24

Days with  trace or more snowfall: 12/01/23 (0.60), 1/8/24 (1.0), 1/10/24 (3.5), 1/11/23 (3.5 inches with Thundersnow; separate event from prior day), 1/12/24 (2.30). 1/14/24 (T), 1/17/24 (1.20 inches), 1/18/24 (1.5 inches), 1/19/24 (0.20), 2/09/24 (0.30), 2/26/24 (0.20-mainly graupel)

First Freeze: 10/27/2023

Last Sub freezing Day: 1/20/24 (12th) (8 days in a row from 1/12/24-1/20/24)

Coldest low: -12F (!!!!!!!!) (1/12/24)

Last White Christmas: 2022 at my location (on ground)

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Beautiful morning here this morning after a low of 41F. Only had a high of 65F yesterday with 0.46" of stratiform rain over the last couple of days. Number of stations broke their daily low highs for the day yesterday as well.

Just lovely late summer weather until we heat back up again tomorrow!

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Cold Season 2023/24:

Total snowfall: 26"

Highest daily snowfall: 5"

Deepest snow depth: 12"

Coldest daily high: -20ºF

Coldest daily low: -42ºF

Number of subzero days: 5

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A 2-week wait for that ULL offshore and it might not actually ever make it inland.    Coolest day this week in Seattle per the 12Z GFS is Wednesday with a high of 77.     And it still shows a decent chance at convection on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.  

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5 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

A 2-week wait for that ULL offshore and it might not actually ever make it inland.    Coolest day this week in Seattle per the 12Z GFS is Wednesday with a high of 77.     And it still shows a decent chance at convection on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.  

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It's really nice to see the consistency between models on convection chances for Tuesday night.

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7 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

A 2-week wait for that ULL offshore and it might not actually ever make it inland.    Coolest day this week in Seattle per the 12Z GFS is Wednesday with a high of 77.     And it still shows a decent chance at convection on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.  

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HUGE OUTLIER

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