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It was pretty cool seeing shadows that cast the image of the partial eclipse all over buildings and sidewalks. 

 

I saw the same thing.   

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Now we really know what happened to the dinosaurs.  2 minutes of cooling. 

 

 

If we could just get into a pattern with more frequent and long-lasting eclipses then we might get some good negative departures... ahhhh the good old days.  

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Totality just west of the Tetons out this way. As Jesse mentioned, if you have a chance to see another totality, DO IT! Such a surreal amazing experience!

 

Had a substantial temp drop in the totality path in Eastern ID from 69º ~10:00am down to 55º ~11:30am. Even at my house at only 96% totality my temp dropped from 68º at 10:39am down to 58º at 11:42am. Gotta love dry air!

 

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Pretty sure PDX would have hit 100 today if not for the eclipse.

 

Thick smoke and now an eclipse... this has been Jesse's year for avoiding heat!  

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It became noticeably cooler during the eclipse in Madras. If I were to guess I'd say a 10-15 degree drop. Low 70s to around 60 or so. Pretty crazy to experience darkness and dropping temperatures in the late morning.

 

The cooldown was definitely noticeable at home too, but not as dramatic. Maybe a 5-6 degree drop.

 

Very warmest month on record-y look to the models today. Looks like you made a good call.

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The cooldown was definitely noticeable at home too, but not as dramatic. Maybe a 5-6 degree drop.

 

Very warmest month on record-y look to the models today. Looks like you made a good call.

The air over there was very dry. DPs in the 30s at eclipse time I believe, which would explain the larger drop.

 

And yes, not something I am happy being right about but it's definitely looking possible, if not likely.

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Home station dropped from 92.5*F to 86.4*F due to the eclipse.

 

However, the sharper drop starting around 330pm was due to a passing thunderstorm, not the eclipse.

 

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In The Dalles now. We left Madras around 5:30 and took 197 north. The traffic wasn't bad at all, just a little congested leaving the Madras area.

 

My kids are just getting to Woodland.   The traffic has been absolutely insane on the west side and there are still pockets of almost standstill traffic between Woodland and Olympia.  There is a 25-mile back up remaining between Castle Rock and Chehalis and its after 8 p.m.

 

They still say it was worth it though.   :)

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Wow what an incredible weekend. My dad, brother, his girlfriend, my fiancée and I camped Saturday through this afternoon near Beech Creek Summit. It's off highway 395 north of Mt. Vernon off NF-3955. Our camping spot was very secluded for how close to totality we were camping and when we scouted for viewing spots all other locations had multiple groups.

 

This morning we went down the hop for the eclipse and we were exactly on the line of totality. It was a surreal experience that I absolutely want to see again. We were incredibly lucky to get back to Bend without running into traffic.

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Going from the last bit of sunlight to totality was surreal. Like someone flipping off the light switch in the middle of the desert.

Great way of putting it. One of my favorite parts too. The sort of stuff that gives you goosebumps.

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The eclipse definitely exceeded expectations! Had a family doing the Airbnb  thing here and they could not have been nicer. Had some people camping out in my lower pasture too. Went over to a field about a half mile away to view. Incredible experience, and just a lot of fun. Definitely planning on going down to N. Cal in 28 years. :)

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My camera phone sucks so I didn't get a lot of amazing pics...

 

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Snowfall                                  Precip

2022-23: 95.0"                      2022-23: 17.39"

2021-22: 52.6"                    2021-22: 91.46" 

2020-21: 12.0"                    2020-21: 71.59"

2019-20: 23.5"                   2019-20: 58.54"

2018-19: 63.5"                   2018-19: 66.33"

2017-18: 30.3"                   2017-18: 59.83"

2016-17: 49.2"                   2016-17: 97.58"

2015-16: 11.75"                 2015-16: 68.67"

2014-15: 3.5"
2013-14: 11.75"                  2013-14: 62.30
2012-13: 16.75"                 2012-13: 78.45  

2011-12: 98.5"                   2011-12: 92.67"

It's always sunny at Winters Hill! 
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The eclipse definitely exceeded expectations! Had a family doing the Airbnb  thing here and they could not have been nicer. Had some people camping out in my lower pasture too. Went over to a field about a half mile away to view. Incredible experience, and just a lot of fun. Definitely planning on going down to N. Cal in 28 years. :)

 

Why not extreme SE Oklahoma in 7 years?

 

Dallas gets almost 4 minutes of totality on 4/8/2024... and just east of Dallas its well over 4 minutes.

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Looks like the smoke is back... from the south this time.   Luckily we have a system tomorrow to clear the air again.    It will probably return again over the weekend though looking at the 500mb pattern.

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It became noticeably cooler during the eclipse in Madras. If I were to guess I'd say a 10-15 degree drop. Low 70s to around 60 or so. Pretty crazy to experience darkness and dropping temperatures in the late morning.

 

About the same near Casper where we were. The 360 degree sunset was pretty sweet, too.

 

We also noticed the wind pick up a fair amount as the eclipse took over, which I wasn't expecting.

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Looks like the smoke is back... from the south this time.   Luckily we have a system tomorrow to clear the air again.    It will probably return again over the weekend though looking at the 500mb pattern.

 

My parents in SW OR are reporting the worst smoke of the summer today.

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The cooldown was definitely noticeable at home too, but not as dramatic. Maybe a 5-6 degree drop.

 

Very warmest month on record-y look to the models today. Looks like you made a good call.

 

He was clearly trying reverse psychology/jinxing on Mother Nature, which is never a good call.

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8-21-17 dawns sunny across most of the region.   

 

 

If you want a fascinating read... check out the adventures of James Gilliss who traveled across the country to view the total eclipse of July 18, 1860 in the Puget Sound region.   Seattle only had 188 residents back then... and they no idea what to expect in terms of weather.  And the eclipse was just after dawn.   He got soooooo lucky in the end.   :lol:

 

http://komonews.com/weather/scotts-weather-blog/even-astronomers-viewing-seattles-1860-eclipse-were-flummoxed-by-zany-weather-patterns

 

It's interesting that he notes the animals, including dogs and cows, freaking out during that eclipse. We had a dog with us, and he seemed a little confused but not really frightened. There were also some cattle a little ways off that seemed totally unaffected as far as I could tell.

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It's interesting that he notes the animals, including dogs and cows, freaking out during that eclipse. We had a dog with us, and he seemed a little confused but not really frightened. There were also some cattle a little ways off that seemed totally unaffected as far as I could tell.

Yea there were several dogs in the area we were and none acted weird. Overall I didn't notice animals acting weird.

Bend, OR

Elevation: 3550'

 

Snow History:

Nov: 1"

Dec: .5"

Jan: 1.9"

Feb: 12.7"

Mar: 1.0"

Total: 17.1"

 

2016/2017: 70"

2015/2016: 34"

Average: ~25"

 

2017/2018 Winter Temps

Lowest Min: 1F on 2/23

Lowest Max: 23F on 12/24, 2/22

Lows <32: 87

Highs <32: 13

 

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It was also interesting to see the number of high altitude airplanes that were making wide turns in the minutes leading up to totality. The contrails reflected several planes making 180 degree, sweeping turns to position themselves in the path of totality

 

I saw that in central OR as well. 

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The first 10 days of the month were an absolute hot box for the PNW, but the second half of the month has been much cooler before. Most of the West has been below normal.

That's true so far, but the remainder of August looks quite warm on most guidance. My bet is the 8/16 to 8/31 period will finish warmer than average across the majority of the west (and PNW) when all is said and done.

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That's true so far, but the remainder of August looks quite warm on most guidance. My bet is the 8/16 to 8/31 period will finish warmer than average across the majority of the west (and PNW) when all is said and done.

 

Yeah, looks like the 27th and 28th (which look as hot as ever on the latest Euro) will tilt things quite a bit in the warm direction. But nothing like the persistent warmth/heat from July 29 - August 10.

 

With only .02" still since June 18, this period is going down as one of the driest in SEA history. In fact, the only comparable dry stretch runs from June 23 - Sep 1, 1967. SEA only saw .03" over that 71 day stretch. Unless some showers happen Thursday, it looks like 2017 will end up with the most impressively dry period on record.

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Yeah, looks like the 27th and 28th (which look as hot as ever on the latest Euro) will tilt things quite a bit in the warm direction. But nothing like the persistent warmth/heat from July 29 - August 10.

 

With only .02" still since June 18, this period is going down as one of the driest in SEA history. In fact, the only comparable dry stretch runs from June 23 - Sep 1, 1967. SEA only saw .03" over that 71 day stretch. Unless some showers happen Thursday, it looks like 2017 will end up with the most impressively dry period on record.

Interesting stuff. What were some of the driest Augusts on record at SEA? I'm curious to see their ENSOs and solar states.

 

A few preliminary years I'm using for an (aggregate) representation of the NH circulation this autumn are 1951, 1956, 1967, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2007, and 2012. Lots of variability amongst these years, though, so some of these probably won't work in the long run.

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