Jeff Taylor

TEMPERATURES
June Temperatures were, simply, unprecedented. Never before in the Pacific Northwest’s official weather records have temperatures vaulted to the extremes as they did in late June, 2021. Over the […]

TEMPERATURES
May 2021 averaged very close to normal for this area but the warmest Maximum Temperatures waited until the final 3 days when the 80s were reached each day, bringing the monthly Average Maximum […]

TEMPERATURES
April 2021 had larger-than-usual daily temperature variations due to the many days of clear, dry weather, with an Average Monthly Diurnal Range of 23.5°. The Maximum Daily Diurnal Range was 31.7° o […]

TEMPERATURES
March 2021 averaged slightly below the Normal for both Maximum and Minimum Temperatures, though the first 4 days were well-above Normal as Maxima averaged a nearly +15° departure but quickly cooled […]

MONTHLY REVIEW
The big story for February 2021 was the historic snow and ice storm that wreaked havoc on the area. With the Portland Metro being right on the snow/ice boundary, the area was subjected to several […]

TEMPERATURES
January 2021’s area Average Temperatures were from 2° to 3.5° above Normal, with the greater departures being with Average Minimum Temperatures. Except for a brief warm-up from the 12th-14th and a c […]

TEMPERATURES
It was a very mild December as Average Temperatures were about 3° above the monthly Normal. Maximum Temperatures remained in the upper 40s to low 50s through the first 9 days, dropping to the low […]

TEMPERATURES
November 2020 Mean Temperatures averaged just a bit below Normal in the area, less than a one-degree departure. The first few days were the warmest of the month, with Maximum Temperatures reaching […]

As Tropical Storm Eta moves northward along the west coast of Florida, a ton of partially associated moisture has been streaming all the way up through the Mid-Atlantic States. According to the NWS, […]

TEMPERATURES
October 2020 had a warm start, then gradually cooled as the month progressed. Six of the first nine days saw temperatures reaching ≥70°, the 9th seeing the final such reading of the month with 70 […]

The big windstorm and subsequent wildfires were the big news this month. Here in Happy Valley, very strong, dry east winds out of the Columbia River Gorge brought many trees and power lines down as gusts reached […]

TEMPERATURES
August Average Temperatures were about 1.5° above the Normal in the area for both the Maximum and Minimum Temperatures. As has been the case this summer, there were no extended periods of hot […]

TEMPERATURES
Though July 2020 averaged just a bit above Normal, the month began quite cool with a Maximum of only 63.1° on the 1st, even without the normally suppressive benefit of clouds and rain. The Average […]

Official weather records for Baltimore date back to 1871. Never, during these last 150 years, has the monthly Mean Temperature (the average between the daily Maximum and Minimum Temperatures) ever been higher than […]

TEMPERATURES
Overall, June 2020 averaged slightly above normal, with Maximum Temperatures very close to normal but Minimums about a degree or so above normal. The first half of the month was very wet, which […]

TEMPERATURES
May 2020 averaged around two degrees above normal for this area but varied widely through the month. The first 3 days were chilly, with Maximums holding in the 50s to low 60s, warming to the upper […]

TEMPERATURES
Overall, April Temperatures averaged slightly above the Normal. The month began quite cool as the Average Minimum Temperature through the first 13 days of the month was just below 40°, with 9 of the […]