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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, First Thunderstorms, Then Windstorms?, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 7 years, 6 months ago
It’s late and I’m exhausted so I’ll keep this one short and image-free. Anyway…our Memorial Weekend heatwave got cut short two days early, west of the Cascades – and 1 1/2 days early in the Gorge. When the wind […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, First Thunderstorms, Then Windstorms?, on the site Karl Bonner's Weather Blog 7 years, 6 months ago
It’s late and I’m exhausted so I’ll keep this one short and image-free. Anyway…our Memorial Weekend heatwave got cut short two days early, west of the Cascades – and 1 1/2 days early in the Gorge. When the wind […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Unusually Summer-like Memorial Weekend This Year!, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 7 years, 6 months ago
We just finished one 5-day stretch of temps 80+ each day, including two days in the 90s. After a brief cooldown tomorrow into Thursday, it looks like the “Early Summer” weather is going to return for Memorial […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Unusually Summer-like Memorial Weekend This Year!, on the site Karl Bonner's Weather Blog 7 years, 6 months ago
We just finished one 5-day stretch of temps 80+ each day, including two days in the 90s. After a brief cooldown tomorrow into Thursday, it looks like the “Early Summer” weather is going to return for Memorial […]
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Karl Bonner commented on the post, Day 7 – Wall Clouds, Lightning Storms, and Abandoned Hotels, on the site Charlie's Weather 7 years, 6 months ago
I wonder if rural Oregon/Washingtonians would be as hostile toward solar, as some parts of Texas obviously are toward wind? I would hope that poor rural counties here, would be a bit more open-minded toward the idea of family-wage jobs in renewable energy…
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, The Rainy (And Snowy) Season Is Over!, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 7 years, 6 months ago
Whew…how was that rainy, cold weather on Tuesday?!? The Dalles officially registered a high temp of 59, but it was in the low 50s for most of the day with heavy showers and hail at times. (Normal high for […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, The Rainy (And Snowy) Season Is Over!, on the site Karl Bonner's Weather Blog 7 years, 6 months ago
Whew…how was that rainy, cold weather on Tuesday?!? The Dalles officially registered a high temp of 59, but it was in the low 50s for most of the day with heavy showers and hail at times. (Normal high for […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, 2nd Week of May: Warm, Then Back To Cool, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 7 years, 6 months ago
Our consistently soggy and cool spring in the Pacific Northwest, has begun to break just a little bit. (Key term is “a little bit” as we will see!) Last Tuesday, May 2, The Dalles saw its first 70-degree high at […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, 2nd Week of May: Warm, Then Back To Cool, on the site Karl Bonner's Weather Blog 7 years, 6 months ago
Our consistently soggy and cool spring in the Pacific Northwest, has begun to break just a little bit. (Key term is “a little bit” as we will see!) Last Tuesday, May 2, The Dalles saw its first 70-degree high at […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Early May Warm Spell Looking Warmer…And Muggier, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 7 years, 6 months ago
Well…that was sure a depressing start to May! A high of only 60 degrees in The Dalles with cloud cover, and 54 at PDX. It was a rather cool weekend as well, though yesterday was quite a bit sunnier. I […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Early May Warm Spell Looking Warmer…And Muggier, on the site Karl Bonner's Weather Blog 7 years, 6 months ago
Well…that was sure a depressing start to May! A high of only 60 degrees in The Dalles with cloud cover, and 54 at PDX. It was a rather cool weekend as well, though yesterday was quite a bit sunnier. I […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Finally! The "Rain Faucet" is about to take a break…., on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 7 years, 7 months ago
What a wet spring it’s been! After getting more than double the normal rainfall for March, we’ve pulled it off again for April. As of the 28th, 1.65″ have fallen at DLS, with little chance of more between n […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Finally! The "Rain Faucet" is about to take a break…., on the site Karl Bonner's Weather Blog 7 years, 7 months ago
What a wet spring it’s been! After getting more than double the normal rainfall for March, we’ve pulled it off again for April. As of the 28th, 1.65″ have fallen at DLS, with little chance of more between n […]
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Wow, that trend line is really interesting. Some of the atmospheric science professors/post docs at the UW who’ve studied atmospheric rivers (Cliff Mass, Mike Warner, just to name a few) have found that they will increase in severity due to global warming, but the type of precipitation we’ve seen this year has been more of a persistently dreary precipitation, with few major flooding events, and therefore isn’t a good indicator of climate change.
Still, the fact that (at least here on the west side) the fact that the past two winter have been some of the wettest ever certainly raises some eyebrows… could global warming result in a more persistent pattern of onshore flow with fewer periods of ridging? I don’t know and it’s too early to make conclusions after two years of data, but it’s an interesting question to ponder.
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, The Quest For A 70-Degree Day (Spring 2017 Edition), on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 7 years, 7 months ago
We are now well into the second half of the month of April, and there have still been no 70-degree days at Columbia Gorge Municipal Airport, also known as DLS. A little over a week ago, we celebrated the “Latest […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, The Quest For A 70-Degree Day (Spring 2017 Edition), on the site Karl Bonner's Weather Blog 7 years, 7 months ago
We are now well into the second half of the month of April, and there have still been no 70-degree days at Columbia Gorge Municipal Airport, also known as DLS. A little over a week ago, we celebrated the “Latest […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, March 2017: Warmest and 4th Driest Ever!, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 7 years, 7 months ago
So the final numbers are in for the month of March. As you all know, it’s been a pretty toasty one this year, but I had no idea exactly HOW toasty. Our average temperature at DLS was 52.9 degrees F, with a high of […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, March 2017: Warmest and 4th Driest Ever!, on the site Karl Bonner's Weather Blog 7 years, 7 months ago
So the final numbers are in for the month of March. As you all know, it’s been a pretty toasty one this year, but I had no idea exactly HOW toasty. Our average temperature at DLS was 52.9 degrees F, with a high of […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Pheno Update: Winter's Final "Shadow", on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 7 years, 8 months ago
March 2017 has been extremely wet across the Pacific Northwest, but it hasn’t been particularly cold. My forecast for strong, 2009/2012-esque cold departures ended up busting completely, and temps are running […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Pheno Update: Winter's Final "Shadow", on the site Karl Bonner's Weather Blog 7 years, 8 months ago
March 2017 has been extremely wet across the Pacific Northwest, but it hasn’t been particularly cold. My forecast for strong, 2009/2012-esque cold departures ended up busting completely, and temps are running […]
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Karl Bonner commented on the post, Baltimore Top-10 Warmest & Coldest Months and Years – Mean Temperatures, on the site Karl Bonner's Weather Blog 7 years, 8 months ago
I would say that everything in The Dalles is about 10-14 days behind the “30 year pheno” average, this late-winter and early-spring. And a full month behind 2015. That year the apricot and plum and very first magnolias, peeped open in the last week of February. This year they will do so in the last week of March instead.
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