February 2024 Weather in the PNW

[BLI snowman]

5 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Was is climate fueled in Feb 1962?   We can't touch the record highs set on the 1st and 2nd that year.

You cut off the good part of that month 

[TT-SEA]

Looked it up... it was the earliest final warming event on record in 2016.     Not sure if it was a cold spring in the Midwest and NE that year but definitely not out here.

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

You cut off the good part of that month 

Didn't cut it off... that is all that displayed on my phone without scrolling.   And of course not the point.   A weenie in early February 1962 might assume the world was ending but it wasn't. 

[Doinko]

1 minute ago, BLI snowman said:

You cut off the good part of that month 

Wow, 8" snowstorm at SeaTac from Feb 28th-March 1st. After a low of 18 as well. I didn't realize there was a second event that winter after the blast in January.

That winter followed by 1962-63 was pretty great. Also didn't realize there were two blasts in Jan 1963, both look really nice. 

[TT-SEA]

8 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

You cut off the good part of that month 

Here is the bottom of the window... from 64 degrees to 7 inches of snow at SEA.  Hopefully the cold weather fans didn't pack up and move out of disgust in early February!

[BLI snowman]

8 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Didn't cut it off... that is all that displayed on my phone without scrolling.   And of course not the point.   A weenie in early February 1962 might assume the world was ending but it wasn't. 

Then get a bigger phone.

[Doinko]

That Feb 1962 blast looks really impressive, some snow going into the cold as well. This is from the Oregonian on 2/24/1962. Salem had 5.4" of snow that day. Then Salem and Hillsboro had a low of 17 on the 26th, PDX got to 20 twice, Eugene got down to 18. And then late Feb and early March had 8"+ at both Seattle and Olympia

[BLI snowman]

6 minutes ago, Doinko said:

Wow, 8" snowstorm at SeaTac from Feb 28th-March 1st. After a low of 18 as well. I didn't realize there was a second event that winter after the blast in January.

That winter followed by 1962-63 was pretty great. Also didn't realize there were two blasts in Jan 1963, both look really nice. 

Yeah, both of those winters were littered with blocks and retrogrades. 1961-62 also had an anafront snowstorm in late November in SW OR, a regional modified backdoor snow/arctic event in mid December, and an extension on that late February airmass with some super cold onshore flow in early March. We also had snow with the arctic front going into that airmass down here on February 23, Salem was the big winner with 5-6".

[Meatyorologist]

We're due for a March blast. 1989/1955 redux anyone?

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Almost midnight and still 50˚F. The torching just won’t quit.

[TT-SEA]

15 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

We're due for a March blast. 1989/1955 redux anyone?

March 1951 was pretty interesting too!

And then April followed with rain on only 3 days in Seattle.  

 

[snow_wizard]

33 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Here is the bottom of the window... from 64 degrees to 7 inches of snow at SEA.  Hopefully the cold weather fans didn't pack up and move out of disgust in early February!

Phew!  That's more like it!

[snow_wizard]

10 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

March 1951 was pretty interesting too!

And then April followed with rain on only 3 days in Seattle.  

 

Give me a repeat of that March and April any year!  Some crazy mins in that April as well.

[snow_wizard]

Ended up with 57/43 for Feb 1 vs 60/50 for Jan 31 IMBY.  Slow cooling.  Seems like everything is slow right now.  The warmup out of the cold was slow as well.

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

Ended up with 57/43 for Feb 1 vs 60/50 for Jan 31 IMBY.  Slow cooling.  Seems like everything is slow right now.  The warmup out of the cold was slow as well.

I like my weather like I like my molasses.

[snow_wizard]

41 minutes ago, Doinko said:

Wow, 8" snowstorm at SeaTac from Feb 28th-March 1st. After a low of 18 as well. I didn't realize there was a second event that winter after the blast in January.

That winter followed by 1962-63 was pretty great. Also didn't realize there were two blasts in Jan 1963, both look really nice. 

Good pair of winters from an Arctic blast standpoint.

[snow_wizard]

20 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Almost midnight and still 50˚F. The torching just won’t quit.

Down to 43 here.  It's pretty much over.

[TT-SEA]

00Z EPS shows winter might make a return for the eastern half of the country by the middle of February. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

How sad… dropped to 49.6˚F by midnight. Was hoping for one final 50-burger.

[ShawniganLake]

21 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

How sad… dropped to 49.6˚F by midnight. Was hoping for one final 50-burger.

Pretty good chance you still crack 50 tomorrow with some decent sun breaks moving through 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Looks like Silver Falls had a high of 69 on 2/1/1962. Then their latest single digit lows on record with an 8 and 9 on the 26/27th. The early March snow event was big too, with another decent event the 9-11th of March too. 

[ShawniganLake]

Weather summary
for British Columbia
issued by Environment Canada
at 11:19 p.m. PST Thursday 1 February 2024.

Discussion.

The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on 
February 1, 2024: 

Dease Lake Area 
New record of 7.9 
Old record of 6.5 set in 1991 
Records in this area have been kept since 1944 

Puntzi Mountain Area 
New record of 9.3 
Old record of 7.2 set in 2005 
Records in this area have been kept since 1959 

Sechelt Area 
New record of 13.2 
Old record of 12.5 set in 1998 
Records in this area have been kept since 1956 

Vancouver Area 
New record of 13.6 
Old record of 13.3 set in 1941 
Records in this area have been kept since 1896 

Victoria Harbour Area 
New record of 13.1 
Old record of 12.8 set in 1941 
Records in this area have been kept since 1874 

Williams Lake Area 
New record of 9.7 
Old record of 8.1 set in 1986 
Records in this area have been kept since 1960 

Yoho (National Park) Area 
New record of 5.2 
Old record of 5.0 set in 1962 
Records in this area have been kept since 1923 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

A frigid 42 at the moment. SLE hangin' tough at 50. 

[Meatyorologist]

50 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

A frigid 42 at the moment. SLE hangin' tough at 50. 

Matching with you here at 43F tonight. Might crack open a window to feel the cool air when i go to bed in a sec

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

IIITSS  GGGROUNDHOGS DAYY!!

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

06z looks decent in the believable range for mountain snow, even a lowland snow shower event. Not as good for Washington Cascades though 

[Randyc321]

10 hours ago, SnowWillarrive said:

This is Olympic National Park this week. Looks like early July. Who’s ready for smoke season? 

 

Speaking of the Oly's....

I found this yesterday.  In depth account of the mega windstorm of Jan 1921, with first hand accounts and some pictures.

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

43 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

06z looks decent in the believable range for mountain snow, even a lowland snow shower event. Not as good for Washington Cascades though 

Lake Tahoe might get some.

[Randyc321]

9 hours ago, MossMan said:

That would get the grass going! 

No BS, the daffodils are about 6" high and my tulips and coming up.

[iFred]

9 hours ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

I hear there will be a Jesse piñata there. They may also burn him in effigy. If so count me in!!!

There was a reason why I had two made.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Here's what "Jesse pinata" gave for GIF.

Eugene was warmer than SoCal yesterday. 

[iFred]

7 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

00Z EPS shows winter might make a return for the eastern half of the country by the middle of February. 

Where it belongs.

Starting to feel pretty confident that I can count out any spring freeze and that I can get a head start on the remainder of my lawn reconfiguration rather than waiting for April.

[ShawniganLake]

Cooled down to 44F this morning.  Only a degree warmer than our average high this time of year. 

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, iFred said:

Where it belongs.

Starting to feel pretty confident that I can count out any spring freeze and that I can get a head start on the remainder of my lawn reconfiguration rather than waiting for April.

We are having our lawn re-done this spring... missed the opportunity last fall.   Definitely waiting for April though.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Was down to 49 by midnight here. Mostly cloudy and 45 this morning with some light east winds. Happy Groundhog Day.

[MossMan]

Lucky bastards. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

Lucky bastards. 

I wonder if extreme cold in Alaska is typical for the latter half of El Niño winters. Always seemed like more of a Niña thing to me but I could be wrong.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

15 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

We are having our lawn re-done this spring... missed the opportunity last fall.   Definitely waiting for April though.

re-done? if you want it perfect lay down a layer of sand and plant grass on that. 

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

re-done? if you want it perfect lay down a layer of sand and plant grass on that. 

We let it go dormant in 2021 and its never been the same since.   Time to start over and make the grass area smaller as well.  

[Slushy Inch]

Shift gem east and we got a really good run