January 2021 weather observations for the PNW

[Slushy Inch]

Just now, Phil said:

1972/73 says hi.

Is that the only year?

[Omegaraptor]

39 minutes ago, Requiem said:

It really does pay to live on the east coast, I swear.

Nothing wrong with Winthrop or Leavenworth or Bend or Truckee or north Idaho or Bozeman.

I’ll take the mountain west over the east coast any day.

[Omegaraptor]

3 minutes ago, Phil said:

Lol interesting must have been a lot of warm rain lol.

Figured the elevated precipitation over the last two months would have helped.

It was the warmest first half of winter ever recorded at PDX.

[Phil]

Just now, 12345WeatherNerd said:

Is that the only year?

Didn’t 1965/66 and 1997/98 have something?

There was a dry arctic blast in Dec 2009 IIRC, which was also a strong El Niño winter.

[Meatyorologist]

In just a month and a half, the daily rate at which sun angles increase will begin to slow..  #2021-22

[Requiem]

2 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

Nothing wrong with Winthrop or Leavenworth or Bend or Truckee or north Idaho or Bozeman.

I’ll take the mountain west over the east coast any day.

My ideal place to live is Boulder, CO. Place has every kind of weather I could possibly want, plus it’s as gorgeous as our region.

[Meatyorologist]

Just now, Requiem said:

My ideal place to live is Boulder, CO. Place has every kind of weather I could possibly want, plus it’s as gorgeous as our region.

Great Falls is a cool place to move, as well. More climatologically dynamic than Boulder too. Maybe not as scenic though.

[Gradient Keeper]

IF Winter is over, and by mid-March we're done with any cold air, mountain snow, bring on Summer. Actually if we didn't have any drought concerns or concerns about a horrid fire season I would say IF we're done with Winter as of 12:08 AM, let's go right into the 70s starting February 20th. C'MON!!!!

[Omegaraptor]

3 minutes ago, Requiem said:

My ideal place to live is Boulder, CO. Place has every kind of weather I could possibly want, plus it’s as gorgeous as our region.

Absolutely. Colorado is in a goldilocks zone in the summertime as well - gets epic thunderstorms just like the East Coast, but without any of the nasty humidity.

[TT-SEA]

9 minutes ago, Phil said:

Lol interesting must have been a lot of warm rain lol.

Figured the elevated precipitation over the last two months would have helped.

WA is doing just fine...

[Chewbacca Defense]

43 minutes ago, Phil said:

That’s debatable. Spend a summer here and see if you still believe what you espouse.

Seldom drops below 70°F at night from late June to mid-August.

I'm still toying with the idea of Northern Coastal New England, and I think they cool off pretty well even in the summer.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

WA is doing just fine...

Pretty lame for a Nina though. 

[Gradient Keeper]

I have to pee.... but I'm waiting for a good model run... What a dilemma... What the hell did I just type.....

[Phil]

2 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

Absolutely. Colorado is in a goldilocks zone in the summertime as well - gets epic thunderstorms just like the East Coast, but without any of the nasty humidity.

Also significantly fewer bugs in CO. I don’t know if you’ve been to the east coast in mid/late summer but it’s really loud all night from mid-July to late August.

Speaking of which, this is the summer those 17 year brood x cicadas return. Last swarm was 2004 when I was 12 years old but I remember it like it was yesterday. 

[Chewbacca Defense]

12 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

Nothing wrong with Winthrop or Leavenworth or Bend or Truckee or north Idaho or Bozeman.

I’ll take the mountain west over the east coast any day.

Bozeman requires your own personal mint to move there any more.  My wife and I have been looking at it, and home prices there make the real estate market here look pretty tame...

[Phil]

4 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

I'm still toying with the idea of Northern Coastal New England, and I think they cool off pretty well even in the summer.

Yeah up there especially coastal Maine/New Hampshire is very different. Lots of evergreens like PNW with cool/foggy summers. Winters, on the other hand..

[Gradient Keeper]

What about Sisters?

[Omegaraptor]

3 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

Bozeman requires your own personal mint to move there any more.  My wife and I have been looking at it, and home prices there make the real estate market here look pretty tame...

Yeah that’s part of the reason it’s looking unlikely I go to MSU. Even though I got WUE which is a $56k grant over four years it’s still more expensive than OSU because housing is expensive there. Also, I can visit back home much easier if I’m a 1.5 hour drive from home than a 12 hour drive from home.

[Gradient Keeper]

What about Paisley, OR? Population 242. Elevation 4369'. Work in Lakeview. I dunno....

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, DJ Droppin said:

What about Paisley, OR? Population 242. Elevation 4369'. Work in Lakeview. I dunno....

That 113 in July seems bogus. Very unlikely at that elevation. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I am of the mind that if one is unhappy where they are at, they will be unhappy wherever they move. Moving to find happiness is merely running away from your problems. They will eventually catch up. 

[Omegaraptor]

11 minutes ago, DJ Droppin said:

What about Paisley, OR? Population 242. Elevation 4369'. Work in Lakeview. I dunno....

Lakeview is still a 45 mile drive away from Paisley. Gonna take a while if it snows.

Lake County is massive. And very empty. Population density 1/5 of that of Mongolia, lower than the state of Western Australia.

[Brennan]

24 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

Nothing wrong with Winthrop or Leavenworth or Bend or Truckee or north Idaho or Bozeman.

I’ll take the mountain west over the east coast any day.

We arrived in Leavenworth late Wednesday night in the midst of back to back significant snowfalls. I have recently come to terms with my feelings about the climate in the western lowlands, and I really, really, really want to be east of the cascades... as i’ve gotten older, the rain.... the lack of sunshine has basically caused me to give up.....

the importance of sunshine has grown on me so much. With 3 kids now, we find it absolutely vital to be outside A LOT, and we just can’t enjoy the outdoors in the western lowlands most of the year. Dry and 25, we’re out in it! Wet and 37, give me a couch a blanket and the weather channel.

[Brennan]

Our scene upon arrival at the cabin 4 miles up Chumstick highway Wednesday night.

[Brennan]

[SilverFallsAndrew]

12 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

Lakeview is still a 45 mile drive away from Paisley. Gonna take a while if it snows.

Lake County is massive. And very empty. Population density 1/5 of that of Mongolia.

On Labor Day weekend 2018 I stopped at the Adel general store on Rt 140. The girl working there was very pretty and quite laden with child. Her finger bore no ring, and my mind wandered toward what sort of man the father may be in that lonesome country. Or if he was just someone passing through. What kind of upbringing will that child have in such a forsaken land. It was strange and fleeting daydream, but it has remained in the conscious recesses of my memory. 

[Phil]

3 minutes ago, Brennan said:

We arrived in Leavenworth late Wednesday night in the midst of back to back significant snowfalls. I have recently come to terms with my feelings about the climate in the western lowlands, and I really, really, really want to be east of the cascades... as i’ve gotten older, the rain.... the lack of sunshine has basically caused me to give up.....

the importance of sunshine has grown on me so much. With 3 kids now, we find it absolutely vital to be outside A LOT, and we just can’t enjoy the outdoors in the western lowlands most of the year. Dry and 25, we’re out in it! Wet and 37, give me a couch a blanket and the weather channel.

Tim is gonna love you for this post.

[Requiem]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

On Labor Day weekend 2018 I stopped at the Adel general store on Rt 140. The girl working there was very pretty and quite laden with child. Her finger bore no ring, and my mind wandered toward what sort of man the father may be in that lonesome country. Or if he was just someone passing through. What kind of upbringing will that child have in such a forsaken land. It was strange and fleeting daydream, but I has remained in the conscious recesses of my memory. 

Well written Andrew, quite the eloquent author, are you?

[Jesse]

8 minutes ago, Requiem said:

Well written Andrew, quite the eloquent author, are you?

You should have seen his blog.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

9 minutes ago, Requiem said:

Well written Andrew, quite the eloquent author, are you?

In my dreams. 

[Jesse]

34 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I am of the mind that if one is unhappy where they are at, they will be unhappy wherever they move. Moving to find happiness is merely running away from your problems. They will eventually catch up. 

I could not agree more Andrew. 

[Meatyorologist]

Goofus running. Now that we've all had a good cry let's get a decent run out of this thing.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

50 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

In my dreams. 

Your prose is a fuckk ton better than mine could ever hope to be. Low bar but gotta start somewhere, and you've a good mind for quick, creative writing it would seem.

[Meatyorologist]

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

On Labor Day weekend 2018 I stopped at the Adel general store on Rt 140. The girl working there was very pretty and quite laden with child. Her finger bore no ring, and my mind wandered toward what sort of man the father may be in that lonesome country. Or if he was just someone passing through. What kind of upbringing will that child have in such a forsaken land. It was strange and fleeting daydream, but it has remained in the conscious recesses of my memory. 

That's really neat, you should try some creative writing classes! I'm serious.

[Meatyorologist]

No surprises here, but the 06z isn't exactly ideal... Onto the 12z.

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 6 (Past 4 runs) .... Significantly.... WORSE

[Gradient Keeper]

C'mon Aleutian low!

[Gradient Keeper]

Has anyone tried model riding whilst sitting on the john? It is truly a new perspective.... I need sleep.

[Gradient Keeper]

2:19 AM Radar Update

Heavy rain here near West Gresham and into the Foothills

 

[snow drift]

7 minutes ago, DJ Droppin said:

Has anyone tried model riding whilst sitting on the john? It is truly a new perspective.... I need sleep. The models are taking a dump. You might as well join them.