Jesse Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 In other news. How about that long range ridging? We could be seeing our first February mid-60s in the western lowlands in years by later next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 That ridge is progged to cover some serious longitude in the LR #polewardmasstransfer http://catchmypicture.com/f/tQRZat/1024.jpgLooks like the Ridiculously Resilient Ridge (RRR) only that it extends even further north. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deweydog Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 There is a razor-thin line between overreacting and underreacting according to you, and its name is Matt Deweydog. It's ok. I think everybody has their own degree of "my opinion is the only valid opinion" bias. Although perhaps it is more common in lawyersMmmmkay. 1 Quote My preferences can beat up your preferences’ dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skagit Weather Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Just wondering. With the warmest December on record at SEA and 5th warmest January, does anybody know where February would have to place to make this the warmest winter (Dec-Feb) on record? Quote Home Wx Station Stats (Since January 2008): Max Temp: 96.3F (2009) Min Temp: 2.0F (2008) Max Wind Gust: 45 mph (2018, 2021) Wettest Day: 2.34 (11/4/22) Avg Yearly Precip: 37" 10yr Avg Snow: 8.0" Snowfall Totals '08-09: 30" | '09-10: 0.5" | '10-11: 21" | '11-12: 9.5" | '12-13: 0.2" | '13-14: 6.2" | '14-15: 0.0" | '15-16: 0.25"| '16-17: 8.0" | '17-18: 0.9"| '18-19: 11.5" | '19-20: 11" | '20-21: 10.5" | '21-22: 21.75" | '22-23: 10.0" 2023-24: 7.0" (1/17: 3", 1/18: 1.5", 2/26: 0.5", 3/4: 2.0", Flakes: 1/11, 1/16) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MossMan Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Last summer was one of the hottest on record regionally. Pretty absurd to root for a repeat every year.It was so nice to be able to just lounge on the deck at sunset in shorts and a T-shirt during many of those summer evenings, I loved it!! Plus I have a heat pump so the house would always be at a cool 71 degrees no matter how warm it was outside so I never experienced any uncomfortable night sleeps. Was absolutely perfect!! 2 Quote Elevation 580’ Location a few miles east of I-5 on the Snohomish Co side of the Snohomish/Skagit border. I love snow/cold AND sun/warmth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 There is saying in MN... if you don't like the weather then wait 5 minutes. Does not seem to apply here. Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deweydog Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 There is saying in MN... if you don't like the weather then wait 5 minutes. Does not seem to apply here.Everyone everywhere says that. It's dumb. 2 Quote My preferences can beat up your preferences’ dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VancouverIslandSouth Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 There are some pretty sharp temperature gradients showing up to the north of us in about 2~3 days; probably going to see some impressive snowfall amounts up there. On the plus side this should bring much needed rain to Northern California. It's not going to be cold, but at least it should be a pretty dynamic week for weather. http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/gfs/2015020400/gfs_T850_namer_13.png 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 There is saying in MN... if you don't like the weather then wait 5 minutes. Does not seem to apply here. If you are in CA, then it is "if you don't like the weather, then wait 5 days, or 5 weeks." It has been more like "wait 5 weeks" as of late. The "wait 5 minutes" certainly doesn't apply down here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard mann Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 It's like we're right back in 2013-14. I'm starting to fear another non-spring here. ... in Western MD. / "All things considered". 1 Quote --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 ... in Western MD. / "All things considered". In CA and even the PNW, I think we are having a non-winter here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlandExperience Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 There is saying in MN... if you don't like the weather then wait 5 minutes. Does not seem to apply here. The saying here is.. if you don't like the weather, then wait another year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 The saying here is.. if you don't like the weather, then wait another year.Seems like maybe 3 years. Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Mode Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 One year ago, my high was 37 with a low of 24. Drier air started moving in during the evening with a dewpoint of 19 by 8 PM. The day was dry and cloudy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Warm fronts are strange... you can clearly see the sun through the clouds in Seattle. http://s17.postimg.org/etpvy3nbz/webcam2_latest.jpg And yet here is the radar... http://s17.postimg.org/i72pyk6an/ATX_0.png Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFallsAndrew Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 One year ago, my high was 37 with a low of 24. Drier air started moving in during the evening with a dewpoint of 19 by 8 PM. The day was dry and cloudy.I received about 2.5 of snow the evening before. So I actually went into that event with snow on the ground. Quote Snowfall Precip 2022-23: 95.0" 2022-23: 17.39" 2021-22: 52.6" 2021-22: 91.46" 2020-21: 12.0" 2020-21: 71.59" 2019-20: 23.5" 2019-20: 58.54" 2018-19: 63.5" 2018-19: 66.33" 2017-18: 30.3" 2017-18: 59.83" 2016-17: 49.2" 2016-17: 97.58" 2015-16: 11.75" 2015-16: 68.67" 2014-15: 3.5" 2013-14: 11.75" 2013-14: 62.30 2012-13: 16.75" 2012-13: 78.45 2011-12: 98.5" 2011-12: 92.67" It's always sunny at Winters Hill! Fighting the good fight against weather evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 My favorite weather event of my time living in the Gorge thus far was starting a year ago today. Shame it was sandwiched between months of relative inactivity that have dominated most of my stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlandExperience Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Goodbye Ski Season: THE 120-HOUR TOTAL...5 DAYS OF RAIN... STILL SHOWS 10-13 INCH BULLSEYES OF HEAVY RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 1-4 INCHES IN THE LOWLANDS. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET THE ENTIRE TIME WITH OCCASIONAL EXCURSIONS TO 7000 FEET OR HIGHER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard mann Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 yep. Warm storm for sure. Pretty high snow levels even here more south "AlpineExperience". Just for comparison sake, and since it probably reads a little better where considering this storm's more general potential to perhaps add some to the at this point or very near to it now shrinking water supply here more south in CA, ... SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA1157 AM PST WED FEB 4 2015CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-051200-SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-1157 AM PST WED FEB 4 2015A TROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME OVER THE PACIFIC IS MOVING TOWARDSNORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING TWO WAVES OF WETWEATHER TO THE REGION: THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.SNOW LEVELS WILL START AND REMAIN HIGH...GENERALLY ABOVE 7000 FEETBUT SOME STRONGER CONVECTION ON FRIDAY COULD BRING SNOW LEVELSTEMPORARILY DOWN TO PASS LEVELS. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THEVALLEY THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AROUNDAN INCH IN THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY TO UP TO 4 INCHES INTHE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY. THE MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING THENORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY ARE LIKELY TO SEE OVER 5 INCHES OFRAINFALL. A BRIEF BREAK TO SHOWERS LATER SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WILL BEFOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF STEADY PRECIPITATION LATE SUNDAY ANDMONDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION...BREEZY WINDS AREEXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM ESPECIALLY FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEY WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS TO 60 MPHIN THE MOUNTAINS.IMPACTS:* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING* MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING ON PORTIONS OF UPPER SACRAMENTO RIVER* POTENTIAL FOR DEBRIS FLOWS NEAR WILDFIRE BURN SCARS* LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES DUE TO BREEZY SOUTHERLYWINDS* WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FRIDAY ABOVE 6000 FTTIMING AND STRENGTH:* PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...BEGINNING OVERNORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THURSDAY AND SPREADING SOUTHWARD OF I-80 BYFRIDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR MOST OF THE VALLEY EXPECTED TOMEASURE 1-5 INCHES WITH 4-10 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS FOOTHILLSAND MOUNTAINS FROM THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY.* STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INTHE VALLEY AND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.* SNOW LEVELS GENERALLY ABOVE 7000 FT BUT LOCALLY LOWER TO 6000FEET ESPECIALLY FRIDAY. Of course no one wants to hear, or "cares" likely, why this storm has resulted. Or either why, the type of patterning and weaker type of systems development has predominated this winter season .. to this point, .... But as with most of the systemic activity having been generated where looking at things more fully north-south this first half of winter, less substantial or if of any substance at all, and if only more as I see things (qualifying here.), ... this warmer storm (warm front type more / my impression if more, pretty much not wanted at this point, more north, and if more appreciable here where I am more south and more south of me.), less well organized ultimately, .. has been the result of a poorer timing more general, of the general inter-play, where looking at the three main variables of main colder air's potential that I do. More basically, its both more latitudinal movement with distribution, together with the pace of its main more longitudinal movement more predominately east, these ideas looked at along together with also, its more apparent force of movement looked at more over-all. And with each of these different ideas, variables of colder air's either whether movement or character more, being more cyclical and occurring more inner-seasonal or irrespective of season. And where looking at this system more current more specifically, if with colder air's current movement and spread more southward daily, not much main and more primary cold having been sitting more immediately upstream. This idea more main, looked at together with also those that although main colder air had been moving more assertively east from the end of January (the 31st.) through to the yesterday the 3rd, its more at this point having begun to slow its pace east, set with also, where looking at colder air's main force of movement (one of the more important ideas here, not recognized more commonly per my appreciation, if perhaps picked up by the models), that force more basic, being at near to its weakest right now. Quote --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sometimesdylan Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Anyone have a sub to weatherbell? Do they have anything similar to meteostars sampled points feature? Quote "There are so many waves coming in all the time, you don't have to worry about that. Take your time—wave come. Let the other guys go; catch another one." -Duke Kahanamoku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 The four corner high....in February. http://s14.postimg.org/3lcrbj3nl/4_corner0.pngThis time around, I believe that high is a surface high. The summertime Four Corners High is usually in the mid to upper levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFallsAndrew Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 This place is really alive tonight.... Quote Snowfall Precip 2022-23: 95.0" 2022-23: 17.39" 2021-22: 52.6" 2021-22: 91.46" 2020-21: 12.0" 2020-21: 71.59" 2019-20: 23.5" 2019-20: 58.54" 2018-19: 63.5" 2018-19: 66.33" 2017-18: 30.3" 2017-18: 59.83" 2016-17: 49.2" 2016-17: 97.58" 2015-16: 11.75" 2015-16: 68.67" 2014-15: 3.5" 2013-14: 11.75" 2013-14: 62.30 2012-13: 16.75" 2012-13: 78.45 2011-12: 98.5" 2011-12: 92.67" It's always sunny at Winters Hill! Fighting the good fight against weather evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 This place is really alive tonight.... 5 more days of mountain snowpack destroying warm rain is not really interesting... just sad. Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Next 4-5 days look pretty stormy/active for the PNW. More than any similar period the past couple months, really. Not cold/snow, but at least a change from the complete boredom of the pattern the past few weeks. Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Next 4-5 days look pretty stormy/active for the PNW. More than any similar period the past couple months, really. Not cold/snow, but at least a change from the complete boredom of the pattern the past few weeks.Even a good deal of CA is going to get some much-needed rain with the shift in the pattern. I just wish the southern extent would sag southward so that areas from Los Angeles down to San Diego can get in on the action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Everyone everywhere says that. It's dumb. Agreed. It's more like wait 10 minutes here. Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 No it's not. Then you've got the fact that the predominance of one extreme makes the other unlikely. At least looking at the bigger picture. Not NEARLY as many roaster summers during the mid-20th century. No coincidence that the winters were consistently better. The closest summer and year overall to 2014 was easily 1958. In terms of overall temps for the region. Right smack in the middle of the 20th century. Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Even a good deal of CA is going to get some much-needed rain with the shift in the pattern. I just wish the southern extent would sag southward so that areas from Los Angeles down to San Diego can get in on the action. The 0z Canadian shows insane amounts for the northern half of CA. This could end up being the wettest week of the season for the West Coast as a whole. Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 There have only been two January's in South Lake Tahoe where the average high Temp has exceeded 50F for the month and it was the last two years. We finished this January at 51.87F which is +10.04F above average! Before the last two years the highest I could find was Jan 1986 at 47.3FThis drought/heat wave for the last two years has to be in the 1 in 500 to 1 in 1000 year range at this point. I am still sitting at 3" of snow for the season with no prospects of snow through Feb. Also December 2012 was the last time that we had a month below average. A 25month run and with Feb almost certainly coming in at least +7F above average it will be 26 straight months of above average temps. I wonder how long till we have to consider this a new normal 36months? No doubt the past couple Januaries have been extreme, but... The other Tahoe station has a much longer period of record, and the January with the warmest average high temp is 1961. In addition, that station was below normal as recently as August 2014. And that's below the long term average, not just 30 year. It was also below the long term average several months in 2013. Let's look at another reliable, long term station for the region: the Reno airport. Neither of the past 2 Januaries were even close to the record warm January max average from 1948. It's helpful to look at more than one station. Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLI snowman Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Next 4-5 days look pretty stormy/active for the PNW. More than any similar period the past couple months, really. Not cold/snow, but at least a change from the complete boredom of the pattern the past few weeks. The upcoming pattern is a continuation of what we've seen all winter. Brief spike in activity, heavy rain coupled with SW flow and warm temps. Followed by more warm ridging and a faucet shutoff. You oversold February being "different". It happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlandExperience Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 5 more days of mountain snowpack destroying warm rain is not really interesting... just sad. Yup typical run of the mill early May weather. This winter is really making last year look like a shining star. It is quite amazing how hard it is to get snow below 5K these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 The upcoming pattern is a continuation of what we've seen all winter. Brief spike in activity, heavy rain coupled with SW flow and warm temps. Followed by more warm ridging and a faucet shutoff. You oversold February being "different". It happens. The upcoming pattern is a more extreme version of previous, brief warm/wet patterns this winter, yes. However, the dominant pattern in January was dry, so this is at least different than that. Only a handful of January days at SEA with more than .10" of precip - will probably top that number by the 10th this month. In fact, the first 10 days of February could easily end up wetter than the past 6 weeks many places in the PNW and on the West Coast. As far as Feb as a whole, way too early to say how it will end up. It does look like another dry period following this very wet one. But at least there will be some actual storms/strong low pressure systems impacting the West Coast over the next 4-5 days. Much needed drought relief down south. 1 Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLI snowman Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 The upcoming pattern is a more extreme version of previous, brief warm/wet patterns this winter, yes. However, the dominant pattern in January was dry, so this is at least different than that. Only a handful of January days at SEA with more than .10" of precip - will probably top that number by the 10th this month. In fact, the first 10 days of February could easily end up wetter than the past 6 weeks many places in the PNW and on the West Coast. As far as Feb as a whole, way too early to say how it will end up. It does look like another dry period following this very wet one. But at least there will be some actual storms/strong low pressure systems impacting the West Coast over the next 4-5 days. Much needed drought relief down south. January was overwhelmingly dry, but there were two brief interludes with warm heavy rain events. December had that as well. This is a pretty standard ugly pattern for us, and impressively wet down south. Unfortunately, this won't provide much of any drought relief for CA. It will temporarily help lowland farmers, but they need an extreme amount of snow in the Sierras at this point and they won't be getting any in the upcoming pineapple juice pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deweydog Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 The upcoming pattern is a more extreme version of previous, brief warm/wet patterns this winter, yes. However, the dominant pattern in January was dry, so this is at least different than that. Only a handful of January days at SEA with more than .10" of precip - will probably top that number by the 10th this month. In fact, the first 10 days of February could easily end up wetter than the past 6 weeks many places in the PNW and on the West Coast. As far as Feb as a whole, way too early to say how it will end up. It does look like another dry period following this very wet one. But at least there will be some actual storms/strong low pressure systems impacting the West Coast over the next 4-5 days. Much needed drought relief down south.Gonna be a quietish month. Quote My preferences can beat up your preferences’ dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 January was overwhelmingly dry, but there were two brief interludes with warm heavy rain events. December had that as well. This is a pretty standard ugly pattern for us, and impressively wet down south. Unfortunately, this won't provide much of any drought relief for CA. It will temporarily help lowland farmers, but they need an extreme amount of snow in the Sierras at this point and they won't be getting any in the upcoming pineapple juice pattern. Neither as extreme or extended as what's coming up. It's looking very likely most locations from Fresno north will have received more precip in February by the 10th as they received in all of January. Way more for northern CA/southern OR. And actually, the heavy rain in northern/central CA will provide drought relief, as there are quite a few big reservoirs for water storage throughout the region. Mountain snow would be preferable, but this will definitely provide drought relief, as any heavy precip down there does. Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Huh? According to WRCC records, the average monthly temperature for Reno airport in January 1948 was 35.95 degrees. The averages for January 2014 and 2015, at 39.35 and 40.34, were the 4th warmest and 2nd warmest (respectively) on record, if I read the data correctly. #1 is January 2003, at 43.05. The annual average temperature of 57.29 for 2014 is by far the warmest on record. It caps a string of 29 consecutive years warmer than the overall mean of 51.04. Maybe find a different station for your example? http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?nv6779 Read again. I said average max. Because that's what the Tahoe poster had been citing for the past two Januaries. Jan 1948 had an average max temp of 55.48, well above the 53.84 and 53.55 of the past two Januaries. Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLI snowman Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Neither as extreme or extended as what's coming up. It's looking very likely most locations from Fresno north will have received more precip in February by the 10th as they received in all of January. Way more for northern CA/southern OR. And actually, the heavy rain in northern/central CA will provide drought relief, as there are quite a few big reservoirs for water storage throughout the region. Mountain snow would be preferable, but this will definitely provide drought relief, as any heavy precip down there does. Weren't you the one who was hyping up the early January rainfall as some kind of major event for us? For all intents and purposes, this will have the same impact for the PNW. This week is not dramatically different at all for us. And no, a few inches of warm rain won't provide any serious drought relief down there. They need way more storms first of all, and they need something in the way of snowfall to have lasting consequences for the reservoirs. January was another record dry month for Northern CA and their drought is as bad as ever. Even the PNW will be looking at water shortages this summer if the pitiful snow season continues. In spite of normal rainfall for most stations, it's been way too warm. A warm, dry spring would be pretty ugly for our water supply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard mann Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Weren't you the one who was hyping up the early January rainfall as some kind of major event for us? For all intents and purposes, this will have the same impact for the PNW. This week is not dramatically different at all for us. And no, a few inches of warm rain won't provide any serious drought relief down there. They need way more storms first of all, and they need something in the way of snowfall to have lasting consequences for the reservoirs. January was another record dry month for Northern CA and their drought is as bad as ever. Even the PNW will be looking at water shortages this summer if the pitiful snow season continues. In spite of normal rainfall for most stations, it's been way too warm. A warm, dry spring would be pretty ugly for our water supply.No sense putting the best spin on the potential. Right. ? (hey, Look at it this way, I didn't say "shut up".) .. cross-reference. - http://theweatherfor...limate/?p=68862 Quote --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Weren't you the one who was hyping up the early January rainfall as some kind of major event for us? For all intents and purposes, this will have the same impact for the PNW. This week is not dramatically different at all for us. And no, a few inches of warm rain won't provide any serious drought relief down there. They need way more storms first of all, and they need something in the way of snowfall to have lasting consequences for the reservoirs. January was another record dry month for Northern CA and their drought is as bad as ever. Even the PNW will be looking at water shortages this summer if the pitiful snow season continues. In spite of normal rainfall for most stations, it's been way too warm. A warm, dry spring would be pretty ugly for our water supply. The early January event was major for WA coastal regions, with the flooding in Aberdeen, and provided some impressive 24-48 hour totals in some spots. But this event is much more widespread and prolonged. Several separate storms. Do a little research on water collection in northern/central CA. The reservoirs play a significant role in their water supply, and a storm of this magnitude would be very beneficial. Could be looking at 5-10" for many areas over the next week, that's massive for them. 1 Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 No sense putting the best spin on the potential. Right. ? (hey, Look at it this way, I didn't say "shut up".) .. cross-reference. - http://theweatherfor...limate/?p=68862 Richard, you live there...care to explain to BLIsnowman how these upcoming storms actually will provide drought relief? Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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