18Z ECMWF AI ensemble shows that westerly momentum in action... it just gets to a favorable spot and then its shoved east and a progressive pattern returns.

COLDER RUNS AHEAD!!!!

At SEA, the record is 10 days in 1969-70. Interesting with all the UHI expansion that's taken place since then there. Downtown Seattle at the actually had 0 freezes in 1966-67, although that one's a little questionable as UW had 10 freezes that season.

Anyone know how anomalous the temperatures up in the cascades are? I heard it was in the mid-50s at > 6000 ft today. Inversions are common (especially at Mt Bachelor), but the surrounding area temps are themselves ~10 degrees (C) above avg, so was just curious.

No biggie for Stafford remember he was from Detroit, which played twice a year in Green Bay, Chicago and Minnesota.