March Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I believe the coldest reading of the winter was 22 degrees one morning while we were in Hawaii. 

 

Coldest reading of the winter here was 15 on February 23rd. 

[Jesse]

I believe the coldest reading of the winter was 22 degrees one morning while we were in Hawaii.

Crazy, my low was actually colder. It hit 18 here the morning of 2/21, and 20 the morning of 12/26.

[TT-SEA]

Crazy, my low was actually colder. It hit 18 here the morning of 2/21, and 20 the morning of 12/26.

 

It was definitely not colder here around Christmas. 

 

We were not here to verify in February... I am going by the station near our house at the same elevation.

 

I am checking the other station in North Bend and the low there for the winter was 22.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

It was definitely not colder here around Christmas. 

 

We were not here to verify in February... I am going by the station near our house at the same elevation.

 

I am checking the other station in North Bend and the low there for the winter was 22.  

 

I believe it. Jesse's 18 and my 15 were aided by snow cover. I don't think the North Bend area had much snow in late February.

[Phil]

Crazy, my low was actually colder.

Lol, did you hear Putin won re-election yesterday?

 

I mean, what are the odds?!

[Jesse]

No sign whatsoever of a late month warm up on the 12z GFS.

[Jesse]

Lol, did you hear Putin won re-election yesterday?

 

I mean, what are the odds?!

The Russians have been hacking Tim’s weather station.

[TT-SEA]

I believe it. Jesse's 18 and my 15 were aided by snow cover. I don't think the North Bend area had much snow in late February.

 

There was very little snow in the valley.   One morning there was snow (2/19) but it mostly melted that day so the next night the ground was mostly bare.    Although the coldest morning of the winter was actually on 2/23 in North Bend with 22 degrees.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

There was very little snow in the valley.   One morning there was snow (2/19) but it mostly melted that day so the next night the ground was mostly bare.    Although the coldest morning of the winter was actually on 2/23 in North Bend with 22 degrees.

 

My max depth was 10". Not bad. 

[TT-SEA]

My max depth was 10". Not bad.

Max depth here was 6 inches... on Christmas morning.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Max depth here was 6 inches... on Christmas morning.

 

I had 0 inches here then... But I wasn't even home for Christmas so it made no difference to me.

[Phil]

My max depth was 10". Not bad.

Lol, my seasonal total is 10”. Assuming Wednesday’s storm finds a way to miss us and nail Richmond, my highest snowdepth for the last 2yrs is 4”. #pathetic

[Phil]

The long range GFS is absurd-looking. Big -U wind anomaly propagating to the pole. So much for that Archambault event, verbatim.

[Front Ranger]

My seasonal total is around 45", with a max depth of 8". Pretty pedestrian for this area.

[Jesse]

The long range GFS is absurd-looking. Big -U wind anomaly propagating to the pole. So much for that Archambault event, verbatim.

What would that mean in the long term?

 

I was sort of looking forward to the early April ridgy spelll, fwiw.

[Phil]

What would that mean in the long term?

 

I was sort of looking forward to the early April ridgy spelll, fwiw.

There’d still be a ridgy spell, but it wouldn’t be the giant full-latitude western ridge/+NAO vortex type pattern that we’ve seen in recent years.

 

After many years of models trending towards that big western ridge/+NAO regime as time closes, the fact we might be trending away from it this time is kinda yuuge.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Only got down to 36 here last night. Warmest spot in the valley as usual.

[Jesse]

There’d still be a ridgy spell, but it wouldn’t be the giant full-latitude western ridge/+NAO vortex type pattern that we’ve seen in recent years.

 

After many years of models trending towards that big western ridge/+NAO regime as time closes, the fact we might be trending away from it this time is kinda yuuge.

Would the mid-month retrogression still occur, or would that interfere?

[Geos]

Down to 34 this morning with frost. GFS has been really persistent with this snow on Friday. Wondering if we'll have one more shot at snow...? EURO running yet?

 

[Jesse]

Only got down to 36 here last night. Warmest spot in the valley as usual.

[The Swamp]

There’d still be a ridgy spell, but it wouldn’t be the giant full-latitude western ridge/+NAO vortex type pattern that we’ve seen in recent years.

 

After many years of models trending towards that big western ridge/+NAO regime as time closes, the fact we might be trending away from it this time is kinda yuuge.

I'm not sure what you predict is very accurate. You just rattle off a lot of big words.

 

Take your Archambault and ........

[Jesse]

PDX is still sitting at 41.

 

39 here. The low clouds are hanging on pretty tough.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Only got down to 36 here last night. Warmest spot in the valley as usual.

 

I was just thinking about you this morning. It's been awhile...

[SilverFallsAndrew]

PDX is still sitting at 41.

 

39 here. The low clouds are hanging on pretty tough.

 

39 at SLE 37 EUG

[Jesse]

I'm not sure what you predict is very accurate. You just rattle off a lot of big words.

 

Take your Archambault and ........

He has actually done pretty well lately. Not as good as you, but close.

 

Aside from the January thing, but the western torch that month seemed to catch most by surprise.

[The Swamp]

Can we talk about Tillamook ice cream? That was more fun.

[Jesse]

39 at SLE 37 EUG

I love these springs where even the dry breaks are reasonably chilly.

 

The number of freezes at EUG and OLM this month is becumming truly impressive. And it looks to continue overall.

[HighlandExperience]

Down to 34 this morning with frost. GFS has been really persistent with this snow on Friday. Wondering if we'll have one more shot at snow...? EURO running yet?

 

The free euro site is slow this morning. I’ll be really curious to see if it sticks to the snow.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Some improvement in the snowpack situation, but still dire for Southern and S. Central Oregon. When I was in Senator Wyden's office last week there was quite a bit of talk about the impending water shortages in the Klamath Basin. He's scheduling some emergency town halls down there.

 

 

https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/data/water/wcs/gis/maps/or_swepctnormal_update.pdf

[ShawniganLake]

It was definitely not colder here around Christmas.

 

We were not here to verify in February... I am going by the station near our house at the same elevation.

 

I am checking the other station in North Bend and the low there for the winter was 22.

My lows for the season were 19F in February and 20F in December. The official numbers for Shawnigan Lake were warmer, 21F in December and 23F in February.

[TT-SEA]

My lows for the season were 19F in February and 20F in December. The official numbers for Shawnigan Lake were warmer, 21F in December and 23F in February.

 

The Shawnigan Lake low for the winter is just about the same as North Bend.   

 

Although I am sure the average temperature here for the entire winter was significantly higher thanks to plenty of easterly outflow particularly early on.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

December:

Max: 50

Avg Max: 40.2

Min: 23

Avg Min: 29.2

Sub-Freezing: 23

 

January:

Max: 62

Avg Max: 46.9

Min: 29

Avg Min: 35.6

sub-freezing: 7

 

February:

Max 55

Avg Max: 43.4

Min: 15

Avg Min 31.3

sub-freezing: 16

[TT-SEA]

Total snow through Saturday afternoon per the 12Z ECMWF...

 

[Jesse]

Total snow through Saturday afternoon per the 12Z ECMWF...

 

 

That would be historic.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Ya'll know how I feel about EURO snow maps.

[TT-SEA]

Phil gets buried on the 12Z ECMWF... along with all of my family and friends in Minnesota. 

 

[HighlandExperience]

Total snow through Saturday afternoon per the 12Z ECMWF...

 

 

That would be pretty special this late in the Season. Happy to see the ECMWF sticking to it. 

[ShawniganLake]

That would be historic.

Honest question, as I don’t know your spring climate that well. What would be historic about that?

[Jesse]

Honest question, as I don’t know your spring climate that well. What would be historic about that?

 

Would potentially be latest accumulating (over a trace) snowfall on record at PDX. 

 

3/21/12 is the previous latest I believe.

[Front Ranger]

The widespread nature of the lowland snowfall would certainly be historic as well.