So what happened in 1988? I don't remember that winter has having anything significant. The following winters - 89, 90, 92 were significant. Maybe the cold did not come far enough south into the Portland area.

This decade’s summers in the PNW… still pale in comparison to what parts of Europe have been seeing recently. Osijek, a city in eastern Croatia has about the same summer averages as PDX. Their August this year averaged 94/65…

I was briefly under a Winter Storm Watch as I finished out my work week this afternoon. Stopped at the supermarket and saw my first snow covered vehicle of the season. My co-worker from Gaylord said they've already got a covering from yesterday. Yet to see a flake down here at home in Harrison tho.

I’ll take it. Better than a solid no.

It’ll be close whether we finally get the freeze monkey off our backs tonight. Looks like a bit more clearing this weekend so if not tonight it should be by then.