2024 was the 2nd warmest year ever at PDX, with an average of 56.8 degrees. https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=PQR&product=CLA&issuedby=PDX

Sitting here waiting on the snowfall to start. By radar, should be underway very soon.

FWIW the LR pattern is dangerously close to allowing the SPV to enter a baratropic state and couple with the tropospheric NAM. Might increase the chances at a dynamic final warming/significant cold/blocking during the spring months, but I’m not sure it’s worth the trade off.

Yea does seem like we are fighting a losing battle

We'll see how many good members remain and how the ECMWF is