September 2018 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[Jesse]

Haha! He hired me stuff...

Whatever happened to stuffradio anyway?

[Deweydog]

Whatever happened to stuffradio anyway?

 

He died in a drought-induced flash flood.

 

RIP.  

[Jesse]

He watches over us.

: /

[Deweydog]

He watches over us.

[Farmboy]

Not entirely true.  We do get some decent years.

 

Decent = years with 1 week long cold snap bookended by long, dreary wet periods.

Gold standard of our era = December 2008 (likely unachievable for at least another 10 years)

Holy Grail= winter 1861-62 (won't happen again in our lifetimes)

[Jesse]

He died in a drought-induced flash flood.

 

RIP.

Droughts actually do increase the odds of flash floods once rains finally arrive. Soil tends to develop a hydrophobic surface profile during extended dry periods, increasing initial runof.

[Deweydog]

Droughts actually do increase the odds of flash floods once rains finally arrive. Soil tends to develop a hydrophobic surface profile during extended dry periods, increasing initial runof.

 

That's why it was drought-induced.  

 

Your prayers for a quick end killed him.  Sweet dreams.  

[TT-SEA]

Still right in Richland. Drove through neighborhoods for 6 miles to the top of a hill for another winery. One striking difference here is that most everyone has lush green lawns. Unlike the dead and weed-filled lawns you see in Seattle.

 

 

 

[Jesse]

That's why it was drought-induced.  

 

Your prayers for a quick end killed him.  Sweet dreams.  

 

If the weather had stayed dry forever going forward, as some were hoping, this tragedy could have been avoided.

 

And if we had closed borders.

[Deweydog]

If the weather had stayed dry forever going forward, as some were hoping, this tragedy could have been avoided.

 

And if we had closed borders.

 

Preferences kill.

 

And so do illegal immigrants.  

[Jesse]

Preferences kill.

 

And so do illegal immigrants.  

 

I would prefer to be killed by a naturalized citizen thank you very much!

[Deweydog]

I would prefer to be killed by a naturalized citizen thank you very much!

Rock the vote! Make it happen!

[Geos]

Got a nice gush of rain about 30 minutes ago. Things are starting to green up now.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Still right in Richland. Drove through neighborhoods for 6 miles to the top of a hill for another winery. One striking difference here is that most everyone has lush green lawns. Unlike the dead and weed-filled lawns you see in Seattle.

 

 

 

 

Yeah my Dad pointed that out in Boise this summer. 

[Deweydog]

Yeah my Dad pointed that out in Boise this summer. 

 

Haha!  Tim is your dad...

[snow_wizard]

Over an inch of rain today.  This is about the soggiest I've seen it this early in the season.  One interesting thing this summer is the fact our sword fern was terribly wilted up until this rain began.  The first time I've seen that plant wilt.

[snow_wizard]

Still right in Richland. Drove through neighborhoods for 6 miles to the top of a hill for another winery. One striking difference here is that most everyone has lush green lawns. Unlike the dead and weed-filled lawns you see in Seattle.

 

 

 

 

That is an interesting phenomenon.  I guess it's so brown overall in that area that people care about having a green lawn much more so than here.  I've even noticed it in Liberty.

[TT-SEA]

Over an inch of rain today. This is about the soggiest I've seen it this early in the season. One interesting thing this summer is the fact our sword fern was terribly wilted up until this rain began. The first time I've seen that plant wilt.

Its not wet, Jim.

 

Eugene has not seen much.

[Timmy Supercell]

Got down to 28 this morning at KLMT. Was also 28 on the 14th, coolest since June 10th.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Got down to 28 this morning at KLMT. Was also 28 on the 14th, coolest since June 10th.

 

What are the records?

[Jesse]

Its not wet, Jim.

Eugene has not seen much.

You must have missed the part about his fern wilting.

[snow_wizard]

Decent = years with 1 week long cold snap bookended by long, dreary wet periods.

Gold standard of our era = December 2008 (likely unachievable for at least another 10 years)

Holy Grail= winter 1861-62 (won't happen again in our lifetimes)

 

There have been many other great ones.  The last truly good winter was 1968-69 where snow was on the ground for a few weeks in many places, temperatures got VERY cold, and snow depths were very impressive.  My favorite month that I can clearly remember has to be Nov 1985.  We had deep cold and snow on the ground for two solid weeks.

[snow_wizard]

Got down to 28 this morning at KLMT. Was also 28 on the 14th, coolest since June 10th.

 

Nice!  I expect we will see some really nice mins over the next few days.

[TT-SEA]

You must have missed the part about his fern wilting.

That was before the faucet was permanently turned on again. Now its ridiculously wet again in our part of the world.

[snow_wizard]

You must have missed the part about his fern wilting.

 

No doubt it was incredible up until this current trough.  In some ways I think the drought this year beat the one we had last year.

[Timmy Supercell]

What are the records?

 

I see this morning's record was 31 in 1970, but the record on the 14th was 19 that same year. That looks impressive. I think so far since I have been here, my earliest temperature in the teens have been in November.

[Timmy Supercell]

I see this morning's record was 31 in 1970, but the record on the 14th was 19 that same year. That looks impressive. I think so far since I have been here, my earliest temperature in the teens have been in November.

 

Though I have seen a couple around 21 last October. Still, 19 in September is crazy even for here.

[Jesse]

That was before the faucet was permanently turned on again. Now its ridiculously wet again in our part of the world.

Permanently? Didn’t you promise Randy summer would return.

[TT-SEA]

Permanently? Didn’t you promise Randy summer would return.

That proved to be wrong.

 

Just hoping for a dry period in October now.

[Jesse]

That proved to be wrong.

 

Just hoping for a dry period in October now.

[Jesse]

I still think the odds are better than bad we see a period of ridging the last week of the month. Maybe a significant one.

[Deweydog]

I still think the odds are better than bad we see a period of ridging the last week of the month. Maybe a significant one.

Hmmmm... Sounds like a warm up after a cool down.

[Jesse]

Hmmmm... Sounds like a warm up after a cool down.

 

Nope, permanently cool and wet now.

[TT-SEA]

I still think the odds are better than bad we see a period of ridging the last week of the month. Maybe a significant one.

Believe when I see it. Everything becomes a deep trough in the models now.

[Deweydog]

Nope, permanently cool and wet now.

Haha! Tim said that and he's probably wrong!

[Deweydog]

Believe when I see it. Everything becomes a deep trough in the models now.

You two definitely like your force field dramatix.

[Guest happ]

That was before the faucet was permanently turned on again. Now its ridiculously wet again in our part of the world.

 

Send it south!

[Jesse]

You two definitely like your force field dramatix.

 

Soros and I actually completely fabricated the four months of record heat and drought. Fact.

[TT-SEA]

Soros and I actually completely fabricated the four months of record heat and drought. Fact.

I fabricated the wettest 4 years in Seattle history as well. Have not worked with Soros though... PM me his number.

[Jesse]

I fabricated the wettest 4 years in Seattle history as well. Have not worked with Soros though... PM me his number.

No.