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Note: This post talks about previous years that had some similarities to our current situation and is part of a series on my thoughts for the upcoming winter. Other posts in this series can be found […]

Friday was partly to mostly sunny with moderating temperatures. High temperatures reached into the low 50s by mid afternoon after early AM min temps around 30.  Dew point temperatures were still below freezing, bu […]

Today seems almost balmy compared to what we have had.  Temperatures are above freezing and the snow is melting.  I took measurements this morning and our snow cover is down to 2.3 inches.  I’m surprised that we […]

Thursday was partly to mostly sunny and still cold, but moderating some from yesterday’s very cold conditions. It was still quite below normal, and more typical of a January day rather than a day in […]

Note: This post talks about the impact of the Blob on winter weather in the Tri-Cities and is part of a series on my thoughts for the upcoming winter. Other posts in this series can be found here.

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Wednesday was mostly sunny and quite cold, the coldest day of the fall season so far. It actually would have been a bit below normal for January esp on the high temperature side of things. Today’s min of 22.5 […]

Our January-type weather continues with temperatures expected to be a little warmer today, but still no where near close to average.  There are some 40 degree days coming but even that is colder than average for […]

All weather records were broken yesterday.  How often does that happen?  We broke the record for total snow amounts for the date, for the coldest high temperature for that date, and the lowest cold temperature f […]

Another one of those brief hiatus sessions from me over the past two days, so as usual I am combining details from both days into this one slightly condensed post.

Monday

Veteran’s Day Monday warmed up […]

It was a much drier than normal October in 2019 as the statewide average in Oregon was just 1.60″, only 65% of the 1895-2019 Normal of 2.46″.  However, the persistent chilly weather, especially in the northern […]

I had originally planned to work on this post last night during the Seahawks/49ers game, but there simply weren’t any boring parts where I could divert my attention from the game and to my computer. From start to […]

Note: This post talks about the impact of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation on historic weather in the Tri-Cities and is the first in a series on my thoughts for the upcoming winter. Other posts in this series can […]

It’s been a beautiful autumn across the Pacific Northwest, at least if you love colorful leaves.  Trouble is, I haven’t been able to get out much due to a long-winded car repair fiasco.  But just from the v […]

It snowed all day yesterday leaving about 7 inches on the ground.  The thumb area of the state got 12 or more inches.  I hope that this isn’t a sign of how our winter is going to be.  They did predict a snowy wi […]

TEMPERATURES
This October never saw any really warm weather and overall temperatures averaged about 3.5° below Normal for the month. The highest Maximum Temperature for the entire month was only 66.1° (6th) w […]

We woke to about 2 inches of snow cover and it’s still coming down.  I’m hearing that we could get as much as 6 inches by the time it’s over.  A winter weather advisory is in effect until midnight. I guess w […]

Another one of those brief hiatus sessions from me over the past three days,so as usual I am combining details from all 3 days into this one slightly condensed post.

Friday was sharply colder, very breezy at […]