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May 2021 Pacific Northwest Weather Obs


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3 hours ago, Jesse said:

I love how a chance at brushing 90 is morphing into three straight days in the 90s for PDX. Vile trash weather.

Of course. High pressure always overperforms. Always. Both in intensity and duration. 

I called temps in the 90s this week on the 20th. The Euro ensembles at that time were showing temps right around 80 with some rogue wacky members going above 100. 
 

Basically, you have to add 10 degrees to the Euro ensemble mean in the mid-range and divide the precipitation by 4. Close to the 90th percentile for temps and 10th percentile for precipitation. Rarely fails.

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3 hours ago, Jesse said:

I love how a chance at brushing 90 is morphing into three straight days in the 90s for PDX. Vile trash weather.

Dystopia.

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Weather stats for MBY

Snowfall:

-Total snowfall since joining: 50.25"

-2018-19: 21"

-2019-20: 2.5"

-2020-21: 13"

-2021-22: 8.75"

-2022-23: 5.75"

-2023-24*: 0.25"

-Most recent snowfall: 0.25”; January 17th, 2024

-Largest snowfall (single storm): 8.5"; February 12-13, 2021

-Largest snow depth: 14"; 1:30am February 12th, 2019

Temperatures:

-Warmest: 109F; June 28th, 2021

-Coldest: 13F; December 27th, 2021

-Phreeze Count 2023-24: 31

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2 hours ago, Omegaraptor said:

Just passed my drivers test. It was the final test of my drivers ed class which is a DMV-approved and scored test, so my certificate should come soon. We’ll see if I can get my license straight up with the certificate or if I still have to take the test at the DMV.

I failed my drivers test 6 times before I finally passed it.

You’ll be fine.

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1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

It's too bad.   We have enough cold and wet weather.   Days like today are bliss.

Given much of the region is in moderate to severe drought, this is simply not true.

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New EPS weeklies are out.

Pretty much the perfect low frequency signal in tropical forcing for -PNA onwards from the solstice. Pacific subsidence and IO/EHEM uplift.

Until late June, the signal is..meh. Can see the spurt of IO/Indo forcing after June 5th that is associated with the upcoming troughy episode, but if this is to be believed, the main show is in late June and July.

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80 in Seattle today... which is perfectly normal I guess.   Or statistically about 10 degrees above normal.   So just about as normal as the 60 degree high we had just 4 days ago.   That was perfectly normal.   Today was vile.   😁

Somehow May ended up colder than normal in the Seattle despite all this warm weather.

**REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED**

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1 hour ago, Phil said:

I failed my drivers test 6 times before I finally passed it.

You’ll be fine.

I’d love to see anyone try to pass a test like that during a derecho while battling Covid.

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My preferences can beat up your preferences’ dad.

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74˚F for a high today. Surprisingly warm, given how cloudy it was.

Going to be visiting my mom in NM soon. Will probably see upper 90’s at least. June is the warmest month there. Not exactly looking forward to it. Any yard work I do for her will be early in the morning or around sundown.

It's called clown range for a reason.

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10 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

I’d love to see anyone try to pass a test like that during a derecho while battling Covid.

🥱

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8 hours ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Lots of nice sunsets lately. 

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Much different here! Sedona airport loop hike finished off with sunset at the finish line.  Never got the t-storms but at least got some fun showers creating and awesome day to take photos.  

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For most of the region May was warm And dry. 

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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.

 

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42 minutes ago, hawkstwelve said:

Got up to 84 today. Felt quite toasty outside.

May ended up being both cooler (-3.2) and wetter (+0.9) than normal. Almost half of the total rain fell between two different days with some wet days surrounding those. Difference was the nice, dry/sunny stretch in between which helped it feel like a nicer month. 

Pretty close to an ideal spring/summer pattern, imo. Get the rain we need but keep it nice and sunny too with no overly hot days. Goldilocks.

I generally try not to interact with you, but I’ve got to ask. What baseline are you using to get that ridiculous -3.2? No major station in the region even came within 2.5 degrees of an anomaly like that. And that’s taking into account the new crookedly warm 1991-2020 means.

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2 minutes ago, Jesse said:

I generally try not to interact with you, but I’ve got to ask. What baseline are you using to get that ridiculous -3.2? No major station in the region even came within 2.5 degrees of an anomaly like that.

2015-2020 baseline might get you close.

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In the annals of horrible traffic history, today takes the cake. Quite literally the worst traffic I have personally experienced...and I was on NB I-5 for the chemical spill. 

US 2, from roughly Skykomish to west of Sultan was wall-to-wall, 5 mph traffic from ~11 am until...well I don't know. I left for work at 8 PM and it was still bad. 

At least it was a toasty 82. Though now I've discovered a new hornet's nest I have to deal with on my weekend. 

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1 hour ago, smerfylicious said:

In the annals of horrible traffic history, today takes the cake. Quite literally the worst traffic I have personally experienced...and I was on NB I-5 for the chemical spill. 

US 2, from roughly Skykomish to west of Sultan was wall-to-wall, 5 mph traffic from ~11 am until...well I don't know. I left for work at 8 PM and it was still bad. 

At least it was a toasty 82. Though now I've discovered a new hornet's nest I have to deal with on my weekend. 

I'd sit and bring you a cold one right now if I could.

Springfield, Oregon regular season 2023-24 Stats:

  • Coldest high: 25F (Jan 14, 2024)
  • Coldest low: 20F (Jan 14, 2024)
  • Days with below freezing temps: 24 (Most recent: Mar 8, 2024)
  • Days with sub-40F highs: 4 (Most recent: Jan 16, 2024)
  • Total snowfall: 0.0"
  • Total ice: 2.25”
  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 (1.9")
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F)
  • Last White Christmas: 1990
  • Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0

Personal Stats:

  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 16, 2024 (32F)
  • Last White Christmas: 2008
  • Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 42.0"
  • Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4

 

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12 minutes ago, hawkstwelve said:

"Generally try not to interact with you" besides all the times you downvote my posts.   🤦‍♂️

30-year average temp for May at the Kent station, which is the closest station to me.

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/

Yeah... he constantly interacts with us.   

I do think there is an issue comparing your location to Kent though.  Jim probably has a better determination about May in your area.   My guess is that it was just a little colder than normal.   

**REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED**

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