Gorgeous sunset from Mt Tabor park. Lots of big, downed trees on the north and east side of the park from our ARCTIC WINDS three weeks ago. But honestly the damage wasn’t quite as bad as I feared. I guess the historic shelter took a pretty good hit but that part of the park was cordoned off.
I was intrigued so I looked up the average high and low temperatures across WA for August of 1899. Olga's average low of 45F is pretty impressive as it's about 4 degrees colder than anything we've seen in the last 50 years. The fact it's so much colder than every other location on the west side does make me wonder if there was an error with the thermometer at that time or maybe it was just incredible cold winds blowing off the straight.
The Seattle average high for the month was almost 10 d
Hang in there. We’ve still got a while before fall.
If it brings any comfort, the coastal California warming hole doesn’t seem to extend to fall or winter. With some exceptions like 2022 where constant troughing starts mid-September, and full on winter arrived as soon as November rolled around, it definitely stays warmer for longer than it did when I was a kid.
It’s spring and early summer that isn’t getting warmer at all, because (I think?) the seasonal lag of the ocean is cancelling it out.
Yes it was devastating. I remember going home that night after hearing the news and telling my Dad. And him telling me he would break it to my mom. And then going to my room and hearing her cries of sorrow. I’ll never forget that as long as I live.
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