PNW April 2023 Weather Discussion

[Doinko]

20 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Also turning into a pretty impressive day in the rainfall department. PDX up to .45” for the day with the radar looking LIT.

Over a half inch on the day here now with heavier echoes working in.

I think we might cross the 5" mark for the month soon which is really impressive. Looks like we're getting a bit shadowed at the moment but its been a nice rainy day.

[T-Town]

Im telling you it’s spring!

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 minute ago, Eujunga said:

-2.0" to +2.0" is a pretty wide range in the West where it doesn't normally rain much in the summer anywhere except at higher elevations in the monsoon belt.

Yeah that was troll post of the month material.

[Anti Marine Layer]

7 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Im telling you it’s spring!

No rain where you are?

[MossMan]

It’s now sunny/windy/raining! Still 41. 

[TT-SEA]

22 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Yeah that was troll post of the month material.

Its actually pretty interesting.  Sorry you find it offensive.   Not sure if its accurate.    Did the math on SEA and there has been 13.43 inches of rain from Jun-Sept over the last 3 years and the long-term normal over that period would 15.03 inches for a net 3-year departure of only -1.60 inches.    June was wetter than normal in all 3 years and September was wetter than normal in 2 of the 3 years.

Obviously the heat was a much bigger issue than precip departures.   I don't think an extra 1.60 inches of rain over those 12 months in the last 3 years would have made that much of a difference.  

 

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

14 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Its actually pretty interesting.  Sorry you find it offensive.   Not sure if its accurate.    Did the math on SEA and there has been 13.43 inches of rain from Jun-Sept over the last 3 years and the long-term normal over that period would 15.03 inches for a net 3-year departure of only -1.60 inches.    June was wetter than normal in all 3 years and September was wetter than normal in 2 of the 3 years.

Obviously the heat was a much bigger issue than precip departures.   I don't think an extra 1.60 inches of rain over those 12 months in the last 3 years would have made that much of a difference.  

 

 

It’s actually not interesting at all. 

[TT-SEA]

11 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It’s actually not interesting at all. 

I found it to be.  

June - September was actually a little wetter than normal in 2020 and 2021 at SEA.    And then only 3.15 inches last year in that period compared to a normal of 5.01 inches.

[Cloud]

This is some Novemeber/December-esq storm in late April. Just raw and chilly. 

[Meatyorologist]

9 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

I found it to be.  

June - September was actually a little wetter than normal in 2020 and 2021 at SEA.    And then only 3.15 inches last year in that period compared to a normal of 5.01 inches.

nuh-uh

[TT-SEA]

Just now, Meatyorologist said:

nuh-uh

Indeed.   Its just math.   

Long term average at SEA for those 4 months is 5.01 inches.

2020 - 5.24

2021 - 5.04

2022 - 3.15

[Anti Marine Layer]

3 minutes ago, Cloud said:

This is some Novemeber/December-esq storm in late April. Just raw and chilly. 

Good day to be in Charleston or in California.

[Meatyorologist]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

Indeed.   Its just math.   

Long term average at SEA for those 4 months is 5.01 inches.

2020 - 5.24

2021 - 5.04

2022 - 3.15

i don't think so!

[RentonHill]

Snow finally melted. But it’s snowing again.

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

Snow finally melted. But it’s snowing again.

So bleak for late April.  

[MossMan]

16 minutes ago, Cloud said:

This is some Novemeber/December-esq storm in late April. Just raw and chilly. 

It was actually warmer and sunnier on Thanksgiving than it was today! 

[Meatyorologist]

The chain ended.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Moderate rain and 40.1˚F. Been much like this since early afternoon.

[TT-SEA]

Just now, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Moderate rain and 40.1˚F. Been much like this since early afternoon.

The comparison to next Thursday should be pretty fun.

[Cascadia_Wx]

19 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

The chain ended.

 

[Omegaraptor]

34 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

So bleak for late April.  

For someone who's in warm green sunny South Carolina escaping this weather you seem to be thinking a lot about this weather...

[RentonHill]

40 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

So bleak for late April.  

April and may are good for storms there. And it’s almost night time. Cmon man

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

For someone who's in warm green sunny South Carolina escaping this weather you seem to be thinking a lot about this weather...

Enjoying very much.   But on here we discuss PNW weather.    I wasn't thinking about Twisp until those pics were posted.  

[TT-SEA]

5 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

April and may are good for storms there. And it’s almost night time. Cmon man

Is the grass green yet?   Maybe the pics just looked gray because of time of day.   But Corvallis looked bleak in the pics posted yesterday too.  And North Bend looked bleaked this evening on the Mt Si cam.    Next week will solve the problem everywhere.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

My wife and kids flew out of Eugene to LAX today. Apparently EUG is an actual airport with commercial flights… Knock me over with a feather. 

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

My wife and kids flew out of Eugene to LAX today. Apparently EUG is an actual airport with commercial flights… Knock me over with a feather. 

Direct EUG to LAX?   Wow.  

Is she enjoying the weather down there?

[MossMan]

A colorful sky just a bit ago. 

[RentonHill]

7 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Is the grass green yet?   Maybe the pics just looked gray because of time of day.   But Corvallis looked bleak in the pics posted yesterday too.  And North Bend looked bleaked this evening on the Mt Si cam.    Next week will solve the problem everywhere.

The grass just kicked off 6 months of snow cover. Give it a break man!!! It will come 

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

The grass just kicked off 6 months of snow cover. Give it a break man!!! It will come 

Guessing that means it's pretty bleak for late April.   Can't wait to see the landscape change at home next week.   

[SunAndSnow]

PDX has to be nearing April record rainfall, right? I’m at 5.69” so far. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, SunAndSnow said:

PDX has to be nearing April record rainfall, right? I’m at 5.69” so far. 

They are at like 4.5”, not gonna get there. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

10 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Direct EUG to LAX?   Wow.  

Is she enjoying the weather down there?

Direct and it was like $79. One way, they are meeting me in Chicago on Sunday. They ll be at Disneyland tomorrow so I’m sure I’ll get a weather report then. 

[SunAndSnow]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

They are at like 4.5”, not gonna get there. 

Thanks. That’s quite the difference, I’m only 12 miles south. 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Direct and it was like $79. One way, they are meeting me in Chicago on Sunday. They ll be at Disneyland tomorrow so I’m sure I’ll get a weather report then. 

70 in Anaheim right now... 89 forecasted for tomorrow.    Quite the change for them for only $79.   

[Cascadia_Wx]

Looks like southerlies are moving up the valley. Wonder if that 47 at PDX will survive  

[TT-SEA]

It was actually almost 80 in Chicago today as well... but upper 40s this weekend.    

[SilverFallsAndrew]

6 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

It was actually almost 80 in Chicago today as well... but upper 40s this weekend.    

When I went there around this time of year in 2016 it was very cold the first couple days. Probably in the 40s. We went to a Cubs game and the icy wind was knifing through Wrigley. A lot warmer at the White Sox game a few days later. 

[Omegaraptor]

33 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

My wife and kids flew out of Eugene to LAX today. Apparently EUG is an actual airport with commercial flights… Knock me over with a feather. 

Many of the California kids here fly into EUG. It's only 40 minutes from OSU campus while PDX is 90 minutes.

[TT-SEA]

00Z GEM is pretty clipper-like for next Wednesday/Thursday.

[Cold Snap]

2 hours ago, Eujunga said:

-2.0" to +2.0" is a pretty wide range in the West where it doesn't normally rain much in the summer anywhere except at higher elevations in the monsoon belt.

Yeah I’m pretty sure SEA averages about 3” of rain in JJA.