May 2024 Pacific Northwest Weather

[Eugene-5SW]

Just squeaked out 1.01" on the day to go with 1.03" yesterday for rare consecutive 1"+ days. I've never seen that in May before, and could find only 2 instances in the EUG historical record (looks like they didn't make it to an inch today).

Up to 32.5" on the water year (Oct. 1 to date), which is close to normal and a big improvement on last year's ~26" at this point.

[Front Ranger]

14 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

UHI hot spot of SEA:

March 0.0

April -1.0

May so far. -1.7 and dropping!

Scorching spring.  

Once the 30 year average caught up to the UHI increases, the hotspot anomalies changed.

[Front Ranger]

5 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Things were better then. 

Thanks, Nixon!

[Tyler Mode]

Ended up with 1.71" yesterday, a record daily rainfall for May.  Storm total so far is 2.19", and still raining this morning.

[TT-SEA]

PDX is now 4 inches above normal for 2024.

SLE is 5 inches above normal for the year.  

Pretty impressive for just over 4 months into the year.

But assume talk of catastrophic drought will continue from our friends down there.   Even though those stations could now go until September without rain and still be wetter than normal for the year. 

[TT-SEA]

Also... HQM is +3.69 for the year and OLM is basically at normal.    

This crippling drought is not regionwide.   

[TT-SEA]

The North Bend station in town is at 24.40 inches for the year compared to the long term average of 25.17 inches to this point in the year.   Not sure how we will manage without that extra .75 in the bucket.  Tragic. 

But good news is that we might make that up today and tomorrow so the problem might be solved in 36 hours!  

[FroYoBro]

6 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Also... HQM is +3.69 for the year and OLM is basically at normal.    

This crippling drought is not regionwide.   

You disgust me. You come on here early in the morning on this glorious Sunday morning to immediately start arguments. This is the Lord’s day. If you are waking up early, use your time and effort to show your love and dedication to our one true Lord. Do not sow discontent in our flock. 
 

[TT-SEA]

17 minutes ago, FroYoBro said:

You disgust me. You come on here early in the morning on this glorious Sunday morning to immediately start arguments. This is the Lord’s day. If you are waking up early, use your time and effort to show your love and dedication to our one true Lord. Do not sow discontent in our flock. 
 

On the contrary my friend... I am pointing out how excessively blessed you all have been down there!

Its been a ridiculously wet 2024 so far for western OR and SW WA.  

Forgot to mention that EUG is well over 4 inches above normal for the year as well.      

 

[TacomaWx]

Our lord and savior Jeesus has issued a HEAVY drizzle advisory here in Tacoma this morning. 0.45” here in the last ~24 hours and drizzly this morning. 

[the_convergence_zone]

Didn’t check the radar before heading to Tiger Mountain…it’s pouring here. Gonna get wet on this run 

[MossMan]

Still 0.00” for the event! Just like January 2024! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

12 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

PDX is now 4 inches above normal for 2024.

SLE is 5 inches above normal for the year.  

Pretty impressive for just over 4 months into the year.

But assume talk of catastrophic drought will continue from our friends down there.   Even though those stations could now go until September without rain and still be wetter than normal for the year. 

We need every drop we can get. Once the faucet shuts off, it shuts off. 

 

Just now, TT-SEA said:

On the contrary my friend... I am pointing out how excessively blessed you all have been down there!

Its been a ridiculously wet 2024 so far for western OR and SW WA.  

Forgot to mention that EUG is well over 4 inches above normal for the year as well.      

 

It has been nice, but not ridiculously wet. 2017 or 2012 would have fit that bill... Or the April-June period of 2022. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, MossMan said:

Still 0.00” for the event! Just like January 2024! 

You must be hiding an extremely grave and serious sin.

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

We need every drop we can get. Once the faucet shuts off, it shuts off. 

 

It has been nice, but not ridiculously wet. 2017 or 2012 would have fit that bill... Or the April-June period of 2022. 

 

The faucet shuts off every year.   Doesn't get much better than +4 to +5 inches above normal at this point in the year heading into the warm season.   

And PDX is almost exactly as wet as 2012 to this point in the year now.   A year you just defined as ridiculously wet!  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

 

The faucet shuts off every year.   Doesn't get much better than +4 to +5 inches above normal at this point in the year heading into the warm season.   

And PDX is almost exactly as wet as 2012 to this point in the year now.   A year you just defined as ridiculously wet!  

In this area 2012 was much wetter. 

Also you go by calendar year, but water year is a better way to look at it. Though, the water year is still above average here. Just a housekeeping clarification. Really nice to see some snow still in the mountains. Many feet on the ground still up at the Santiam Pass. Of course last year at this time there was more snow in the Oregon Cascades, but then summer started a few days later. 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

In this area 2012 was much wetter. 

Also you go by calendar year, but water year is a better way to look at it. Though, the water year is still above average here. Just a housekeeping clarification. Really nice to see some snow still in the mountains. Many feet on the ground still up at the Santiam Pass. Of course last year at this time there was more snow in the Oregon Cascades, but then summer started a few days later. 

Recent is more important.   For the year PDX is running neck and neck with the very wet start to 2012.  

[SnarkyGoblin]

Back from Normandy, France.  Looking outside in Seattle, it's like I never left France. (Spring has not arrived over there)

Cloudy and gray.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

Recent is more important.   For the year PDX is running neck and neck with the very wet start to 2012.  

That's cool, Tim. I don't live in Portland. 

I don't live in Salem either, but it is the closest major station and much more representative of the conditions we experience here... Once you see this you will square my previous statements a little better...

Maximum 4-Month Total Precipitation 
for SALEM AP (MCNARY FIELD), OR

Rank, Value, EndingDate, MissingDays
1, 30.92, 2017-04-30, 0
2, 30.07, 1996-04-30, 0
3, 28.49, 2012-04-30, 0
4, 28.05, 1894-04-30, 0
5, 27.85, 1983-04-30, 0
6, 27.42, 1999-04-30, 0
7, 27.40, 1937-04-30, 0
8, 26.99, 1961-04-30, 0
9, 26.80, 1953-04-30, 0
10, 25.88, 1974-04-30, 0

Period of record: 1892-12-01 to 2024-05-04

[Front Ranger]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

That's cool, Tim. I don't live in Portland. 

I don't live in Salem either, but it is the closest major station and much more representative of the conditions we experience here... Once you see this you will square my previous statements a little better...

Maximum 4-Month Total Precipitation 
for SALEM AP (MCNARY FIELD), OR

Rank, Value, EndingDate, MissingDays
1, 30.92, 2017-04-30, 0
2, 30.07, 1996-04-30, 0
3, 28.49, 2012-04-30, 0
4, 28.05, 1894-04-30, 0
5, 27.85, 1983-04-30, 0
6, 27.42, 1999-04-30, 0
7, 27.40, 1937-04-30, 0
8, 26.99, 1961-04-30, 0
9, 26.80, 1953-04-30, 0
10, 25.88, 1974-04-30, 0

Period of record: 1892-12-01 to 2024-05-04

My brother got married in Salem in April 2017. It rained at the wedding! But also sunned.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, SnarkyGoblin said:

Back from Normandy, France.  Looking outside in Seattle, it's like I never left France. (Spring has not arrived over there)

Cloudy and gray.

Seems like a climate I would really appreciate. I could go raise sheep there, though my politics are likely far too radical for Western Europe. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Front Ranger said:

My brother got married in Salem in April 2017. It rained at the wedding! But also sunned.

Congrats to the happy couple. I hope they are still going strong. My brother got married in 2017 AS WELL, but in August when it was very very very very HOT. 

[Phishy Wx]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

PDX is now 4 inches above normal for 2024.

SLE is 5 inches above normal for the year.  

Pretty impressive for just over 4 months into the year.

But assume talk of catastrophic drought will continue from our friends down there.   Even though those stations could now go until September without rain and still be wetter than normal for the year. 

its like you guys don't even think places east of the cascades exist

 

on that note, finally some light rain here

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

The North Bend station in town is at 24.40 inches for the year compared to the long term average of 25.17 inches to this point in the year.   Not sure how we will manage without that extra .75 in the bucket.  Tragic. 

But good news is that we might make that up today and tomorrow so the problem might be solved in 36 hours!  

I’m at 8.18” on the year. A minus 6” departure, but 4” more than this time last year. Keep telling me I’m crazy tho and not in drought.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Phishy Wx said:

its like you guys don't even think places east of the cascades exist

 

on that note, finally some light rain here

I was east of the Cascades Thursday-yesterday. It didn't rain at all until we had already packed up the campsite around noon yesterday. Got down to 30 Friday morning, but was in the mid-60s by afternoon. Different planet. 

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

its like you guys don't even think places east of the cascades exist

 

on that note, finally some light rain here

Well Spokane is only about an inch below normal for the water year and the year.

And the ECMWF shows much of that deficit being made up in the next couple of days.   Prayers to you on essentially normal precip for the year.   

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

I’m at 8.18” on the year. A minus 6” departure, but 4” more than this time last year. Keep telling me I’m crazy tho and not in drought.

I have no idea what happens up there in your tiny little area deep in the rain shadow.   And never said anything about that area.

But Bellingham has been wetter than normal for the water year and for 2024 so far.    Not exactly a dire drought situation up there either.   

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

06z GFS is pretty decent actually. Don't mind a warm up if there is a cool down after.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

Well Spokane is only about an inch below normal for the water year and the year.

And the ECMWF shows much of that deficit being made up in the next couple of days.   Prayers to you on essentially normal precip for the year.   

Looks like another 1.5" or so here. We are already over 3" on the month. May here is still a fairly MOIST month with average rainfall of around 4.5".

[TT-SEA]

One more note... Quillayute (KUIL) on the Olympic Peninsula is at 45.81 inches of rain for the year.   Normal is 45.90 inches.    Doesn't get much more normal than that.  

[Phishy Wx]

5 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Well Spokane is only about an inch below normal for the water year and the year.

And the ECMWF shows much of that deficit being made up in the next couple of days.   Prayers to you on essentially normal precip for the year.   

-1" is a good bit when you don't average but about 16" of water equivalent a year

[TT-SEA]

Just now, Phishy Wx said:

-1" is a good bit when you don't average but about 16" of water equivalent a year

Yeah... not really.   And won't even be that by the middle of the week.  

[Phishy Wx]

my concern is snow pack, only about 60-70% over here this winter.  

[MossMan]

Starting to stick now! 

[TT-SEA]

Even in the city of Seattle there are discrepancies.   

SEA is -3.65 on the year and missing a couple rainy days... but SEA WFO is essentially right at normal for 2024.  

And Boeing Field definitely has rainfall sensor issues.    SEA has had 13.52 inches for the year (missing data) and SEA WFO on the other side of BFI is at 15.24 inches.   But somehow BFI has only recorded 7.4 inches right in between those stations.   Clearly not right. 

But that would help paint a catastrophic red on the anomaly map over Seattle which takes into account all stations and add to the drought paranoia that runs wild on here.  

[Deweydog]

19 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

One more note... Quillayute (KUIL) on the Olympic Peninsula is at 45.81 inches of rain for the year.   Normal is 45.90 inches.    Doesn't get much more normal than that.  

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[BLI snowman]

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

Still 0.00” for the event! Just like January 2024! 

It seems like the climate is rapidly changing in your neck of the woods, Randy. 

[BLI snowman]

38 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

That's cool, Tim. I don't live in Portland. 

I don't live in Salem either, but it is the closest major station and much more representative of the conditions we experience here... Once you see this you will square my previous statements a little better...

Maximum 4-Month Total Precipitation 
for SALEM AP (MCNARY FIELD), OR

Rank, Value, EndingDate, MissingDays
1, 30.92, 2017-04-30, 0
2, 30.07, 1996-04-30, 0
3, 28.49, 2012-04-30, 0
4, 28.05, 1894-04-30, 0
5, 27.85, 1983-04-30, 0
6, 27.42, 1999-04-30, 0
7, 27.40, 1937-04-30, 0
8, 26.99, 1961-04-30, 0
9, 26.80, 1953-04-30, 0
10, 25.88, 1974-04-30, 0

Period of record: 1892-12-01 to 2024-05-04

I was just thinking we are dew here for a majorly wet year. Battle Ground last hit 60" in 2017. Long term average there is 52". 

[MossMan]

8 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

It seems like the climate is rapidly changing in your neck of the woods, Randy. 

Starting in November all will be well in my weather world and I will be posting pictures like this once again! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, BLI snowman said:

I was just thinking we are dew here for a majorly wet year. Battle Ground last hit 60" in 2017. Long term average there is 52". 

With the potential Nina coming, I feelz it strongly.