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Yesterday really felt like spring in spite of the strong winds.  We were under a wind advisory until 2 PM, and even after that winds continued to be uncomfortably strong.  Wind gusts were as high as 50 mph i […]

Sunday was another cloudy day, a tad milder but still cool, with mostly morning light rain (0.20″ cocorahs gauge total, max rain rate 0.64″/hour @ 0810 from the VP2) and occasional drizzle and fog. The warm front […]

Here is Sunday – February 25, 2018`s – Historical Climate Summary !

Lowest Barometric Pressure : 29.91″ at 12 a.m.
Highest Barometric Pressure : 30.16″ at 11:59 p.m.

Lowest Relative Humidity : 51% at 3 p.m […]

Saturday was another cloudy day, a tad milder but still cool, with mostly mid-day light rain (0.36″ cocorahs gauge total, Max rain rate 0.56″/hour @ 1136 from the VP2) and then occasional drizzle and fog […]

We received 0.02 inches of rain overnight and it looks like today won’t be very pleasant being out and about.  Although temperatures will be mild, wind chills will make it seem much colder.  Our highs c […]

Lowest Barometric Pressure : 29.77″ at 6, 7 p.m.
Highest Barometric Pressure : 30.12″ at 12 a.m.

Lowest Relative Humidity : 71% at 5 p.m.
Highest Relative Humidity : 100% at 12 – 7 a.m.

Lowest Dew Point […]

With the arrival of west wind and temps in the 40s today Saturday, our late February cold snap in the Columbia Gorge is officially over! And what an event it was…roughly six days from beginning to end, and with […]

With the arrival of west wind and temps in the 40s today Saturday, our late February cold snap in the Columbia Gorge is officially over! And what an event it was…roughly six days from beginning to end, and with […]

Friday was another cloudy day, much cooler, with mostly AM light rain (0.24″ cocorahs gauge total, Max rain rate 0.42″/hour @ 0731 from the VP2) and then occasional drizzle and fog developing late with dense fog […]

Lowest Barometric Pressure : 30.12″ at 11:59 p.m.
Highest Barometric Pressure : 30.32″ at 9, 10 a.m.

Lowest Relative Humidity : 71% at 2 p.m.
Highest Relative Humidity : 100% at 12, 1, 3 – 5 a.m., 7 – 11:59 p […]

You get a bad cold!

Okay, so I’m not going to win any major comedy awards with that one, but it is the honest truth. On February 11th 2018, an SSW (Sudden Stratospheric Warning) event happened which, […]

Thursday was a cloudy day, mild at the very start but cooling off quickly overnight with occasional light showers (0.06″) and light drizzle and fog at times. The Thursday maximum temperature from the VP2 (67.2°) […]

Here is Thursday – February 22, 2018`s – Historical Climate Summary !

Lowest Barometric Pressure : 30.20″ at 4 a.m.
Highest Barometric Pressure : 30.39″ at 11 a.m.

Lowest Relative Humidity : 96% at 2 p.m […]

Now that the rain has ceased, we are dealing with much cooler temperatures but they are still  about 10° higher than average for this date.  Unfortunately, there is more rain ahead.  A flood warning is sti […]

Wednesday was a partly sunny day (mostly clear/sunny AM, partly to mostly cloudy PM) and even warmer that Tuesday. My 78.3 high temperature was the warmest daily max temp I have recorded since 82.3 was reached […]

Here is Wednesday – February 21, 2018`s – Historical Climate Summary !

Lowest Barometric Pressure : 30.12″ at 3 a.m.
Highest Barometric Pressure : 30.38″ at 10 a.m.

Lowest Relative Humidity : 71% at 12 […]

As expected, the innocuous, non-sticking snow that was so persistent yesterday quickly ballooned into a full-fledged, crippling lowland snow event last night as heavy band of snow pushed through the Portland metro […]

Author’s Note: This part of a weekly series on geology for a class I am taking this semester at BYU-Idaho. This week’s prompt required students discuss how they reconcile geologic time with the time frame des […]

I composed my entire Tuesday report earlier this morning, but server problems with my email did not allow me to send it, and my email did not save, so it is gone. I have reconstructed a slightly briefer report […]