tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145779362024-03-12T20:56:04.571-07:00Apropos Of Absolutely NothingWhere zero expectations are always metAproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-29353781639074896142023-10-07T15:36:00.002-07:002023-10-07T15:36:50.219-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2023<p>This summer didn't stand out to me. It seemed about average: very dry, smoky days picked up about halfway through, and the typical number of bouts of heat. Maybe I'm just getting used to rolling with the punches.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Portland, OR 2023:</b></p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 3, May: 6, June: 14, July: 19, August: 15 , Sept: 8)</p><p>Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 5, June: 1, July: 7, August: 6 , Sept: 3)</p><p>Days in 100's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 0, August: 4, Sept: 0)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Aug 14): 108</p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 5.08, May: 0.91, June: 1.21; July: 0.00; August: 0.62; Sept: 1.25)</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Seattle 2023:</b></p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 1, May: 6, June: 5, July: 13, August: 10, Sept: 4)</p><p>Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 2, August: 4, Sept: 0)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Aug 15-16): 95</p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 3.86, May: 0.93; June: 1.22; July: 0.09; August: 0.27; Sept: 3.44)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Vancouver, BC 2023:</b></p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 3, August: 0, Sept: 0)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Jul 20): 84</p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 3.89, May: 0.63, June: 0.78; July: 0.81; August: 1.35; Sept: 1.31)</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Astoria, OR 2023:</b></p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 1, May: 1, June: 0, July: 1, August: 1, Sept: 1)</p><p>Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 1, June: 0, July: 0, August: 2, Sept: 0)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Aug 14): 95</p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 8.42, May: 1.17, June: 0.70; July: 0.36; August: 0.81; Sept: 3.36</p>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-70622594145756320332022-10-22T16:20:00.001-07:002022-10-22T16:21:05.727-07:00 Pacific NW Summer 2022<p>This season cut sharply in two: a wet spring that stayed wet until the very end (mid-June, much later than normal), followed by an almost complete absence of rain for the next four months. Summers are usually dry, but this was taking it a bit far and extending further into October than normal (October even saw an unusual spate of hot days).</p><p>Once again, smoke reared its head, particularly in the more northern areas, but this time it was mainly relegated to very late in the season: September and October.</p><p>As for temps, not the flashy extremes of last year but well above-average overall in many areas.</p><p><br /></p><p><u><b>Portland, OR 2022</b>:</u></p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 4, July: 9, August: 14 , Sept: 14)</p><p>Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 3, July: 9, August: 9 , Sept: 3)</p><p>Days in 100's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 3, August: 2, Sept: 0)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Jul 26 and 30): <b>102</b></p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 5.73, May: 3.78, June: 3.09; July: 0.00; August: 0.00; Sept: 0.31)</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Seattle 2022:</u></b></p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 1, July: 8, August: 14, Sept: 4)</p><p>Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 2, July: 6, August: 4, Sept: 1)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Jul 29-31): <b>95</b></p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 2.71, May: 3.82; June: 2.67; July: 0.18; August: 0.05; Sept: 0.25)</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Vancouver, BC 2022:</u></b></p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 5, August: 1, Sept: 0)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Jul 27): <b>86</b></p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 3.72, May: 3.63, June: 2.74; July: 1.09; August: 0.25; Sept: 0.28)</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Astoria, OR 2022:</u></b></p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 1, July: 2, August: 4, Sept: 3)</p><p>Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 1, July: 0, August: 0, Sept: 0)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Jun 26): <b>92</b></p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 6.75, May: 6.24, June: 3.83; July: 0.32; August: 0.25; Sept: 0.74)</p>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-87781672031890346082021-10-03T14:31:00.000-07:002021-10-03T14:31:04.380-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2021<p>While smoke didn't plague western Oregon and Washington to the extent it did last year, though it did repeatedly reach the East Coast, record-setting heat in late June more than made up for it. Oregon, Washington, and BC set so many all-time records—and by a mile—that the records may not be broken for some time. For example, Portland broke its old record by 8 degrees, while <i>Seattle </i>matched Portland's old record!</p><p>In addition, the rain basically stopped sometime in spring and didn't resume until nearly the end of summer.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Portland 2021</u>:</p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 3, May: 7, June: 9, July: 21, August: 12 , Sept: 13)</p><p>Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 6, July: 6, August: 7 , Sept: 0)</p><p>Days in 100's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 3, July: 0, August: 2, Sept: 0)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Jun 28): <b>116</b></p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 0.39, May: 0.58, June: 1.25; July: 0.00; August: 0.05; Sept: 3.76)</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Seattle 2021</u>:</p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 1, May: 1, June: 7, July: 14, August: 8, Sept: 3)</p><p>Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 2, August: 3, Sept: 0)</p><p>Days in 100's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 3, July: 0, August: 0, Sept: 0)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Jun 28): <b>108</b></p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 1.03, May: 1.12; June: 1.91; July: T; August: 0.11; Sept: 3.02)</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Vancouver, BC 2021</u>:</p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 3, July: 2, August: 4, Sept: 0)</p><p>Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 2, July: 0, August: 0, Sept: 0)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Jun 28-29): <b>90</b></p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 1.50, May: 1.19, June: 1.46; July: T; August: 1.44; Sept: 4.61)</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Astoria, OR 2021</u>:</p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 1, May: 0, June: 2, July: 0, August: 1, Sept: 3)</p><p>Days in 100's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 1, July: 0, August: 0, Sept: 0)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Jun 27): <b>101</b></p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 1.37, May: 1.16, June: 1.92; July: 0.22; August: 0.49; Sept: 5.00)</p>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-69909065279381788082020-10-06T11:07:00.003-07:002020-10-06T11:08:46.593-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2020<p>This summer seemed to be clipping along normally until September hit. Not too long into it, major fires east of populated areas in OR and WA developed, largely from lighting strikes over arid lands. Strong winds then carried the fires westward into areas not accustomed to wildfires. This also brought heavy smoke through most of the PNW for the better part of two weeks. Later in the month, smoke from the even larger fires in CA headed all the way to Canada, but in that case the smoke mostly remained aloft, narrowly avoiding a repeat of the disastrous air quality levels seen in many areas of the PNW earlier in the month. September, possibly aided by the smoke, saw an unusual number of warm days, too, compounding the problem.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Portland 2020</u></b>:</p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 5, June: 5, July: 11, August: 17, Sept: 9)</p><p>Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 1, June: 1, July: 4, August: 4, Sept: 3)</p><p>Days in 100's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 2, August: 0, Sept: 0)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Jul 26-27): <b>100</b></p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 0.79, May: 2.21, June: 3.51; July: 0.05; August: 0.38; Sept: 2.06)</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Seattle 2020</u></b>:</p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 3, June: 4, July: 9, August: 10, Sept: 8)</p><p>Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 2, August: 1, Sept: 1)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Aug 16): <b>97</b></p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 1.70, May: 3.05; June: 2.24; July: 0.28; August: 0.31; Sept: 1.60)</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Vancouver, BC 2020</u></b>:</p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 1, August: 2, Sept: 0)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Aug 17): <b>84</b></p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 0.90, May: 2.20, June: 2.09; July: 1.07; August: 1.83; Sept: 2.33)</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Astoria, OR 2020</u></b>:</p><p>Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 1, August: 2, Sept: 6)</p><p>Highest temp the whole season (Sep 9): <b>87</b></p><p>Precip (inches): (April: 1.97, May: 3.55, June: 2.38; July: 0.47; August: 0.50; Sept: 2.92)</p>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-85404852320105885462019-10-05T16:00:00.001-07:002019-10-05T16:00:57.434-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2019This summer saw some well-placed (if still modest, until September) rain that prevented fires from overpowering the season as they'd done the previous two years. Temperatures were a shade less onerous than normal, all in all making for one of the better summers in a while.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b><u>Portland 2019:</u></b><br /> <br /> Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 7, June: 10, July: 15, August: 14, Sept: 7)<br /> Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 2, July: 3, August: 6, Sept: 0)<br /> <br /> Highest temp the whole season (Jun 12, Aug 27-28): <b>98</b><br /> <br /> Precip (inches): (April: 2.98, May: 1.51, June: 0.45; July: 0.80; August: 1.23; Sept: 3.85)<br /> <br /> <br /> <b><u>Seattle 2019:</u></b><br /> <br /> Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 3, June: 3, July: 10, August: 10, Sept: 1)<br /> Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 1, July: 1, August: 0, Sept: 0)<br /> <br /> Highest temp the whole season (Jun 12): <b>95</b><br /> <br /> Precip (inches): (April: 3.53, May: 0.62; June: 0.90; July: 1.15; August: 1.20; Sept: 3.32)<br /> <br /> <br /> <b><u>Vancouver, BC 2019:</u></b><br /> <br /> Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 1, July: 2, August: 0, Sept: 1)<br /> <br /> Highest temp the whole season (Jun 12, Jul 21, 26): <b>84</b><br /> <br /> Precip (inches): (April: 4.36, May: 1.20, June: 1.03; July: 1.21; August: 1.02; Sept: 4.81)<br /> <br /> <br /> <b><u>Astoria, OR 2019:</u></b><br /> <br /> Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 2, June: 1, July: 0, August: 0, Sept: 0)<br /> Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 0, August: 1, Sept: 0)<br /> <br /> Highest temp the whole season (Aug 27): <b>91</b><br /> <br /> Precip (inches): (April: 5.30, May: 1.66, June: 1.08; July: 1.62; August: 0.95; Sept: 6.14)Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-27869715085829451812018-10-14T12:11:00.001-07:002018-10-14T12:11:37.459-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2018Nothing terribly notable about this summer. It saw forest-fire smoke for about a month in the middle. Check. It saw extreme heat in July and August. Check. It saw drought conditions. Check. Perhaps surprising was that September went easy on the heat, with a much earlier return of at least some fall-like weather than normal.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b><u>Portland 2018:</u></b><br /> <br /> Days in 80's: (April: 3, May: 7, June: 4, July: 9, August: 10, Sept: 9)<br /> Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 1, June: 4, July: 14, August: 10, Sept: 1)<br /> Days in 100's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 1, August: 0, Sept: 0)<br /> <br /> Highest temp the whole season (Jul 15): <b>100</b><br /> Precip (inches): (April: 2.60, May: 0.08, June: 0.88; July: 0.02; August: 0.05; Sept: 1.53)<br /> <br /> <br /> <b><u>Seattle 2018:</u></b><br /> <br /> Days in 80's: (April: 1, May: 3, June: 4, July: 13, August: 11, Sept: 2)<br /> Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 7, August: 4, Sept: 0)<br /> <br /> Highest temp the whole season (Jul 29, Aug 8): <b>94</b><br /> Precip (inches): (April: 5.69, May: 0.12; June: 0.63; July: 0.05; August: 0.20; Sept: 1.04)<br /> <br /> <br /> <b><u>Vancouver, BC 2018:</u></b><br /> <br /> Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 1, July: 4, August: 4, Sept: 1)<br /> <br /> Highest temp the whole season (Aug 9): <b>84</b><br /> Precip (inches): (April: 3.13, May: 0.06, June: 1.17; July: 0.13; August: 0.55; Sept: 2.85)<br /> <br /> <br /> <b><u>Astoria, OR 2018:</u></b><br /> <br /> Days in 80's: (April: 1, May: 0, June: 0, July: 1, August: 1, Sept: 0)<br /> <br /> Highest temp the whole season (Aug 21): <b>86</b><br /> Precip (inches): (April: 6.39, May: 0.35, June: 2.17; July: 0.08; August: 0.34; Sept: 1.76)Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-15619986517856712452017-10-04T16:59:00.001-07:002017-10-04T16:59:09.783-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2017<span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">This summer of The Eclipse may have started a bit late, with wetter conditions than normal, but then the normal drought kicked in and temps were intense well into September in many locations. Portland saw its usual lofty highs, while Seattle has had more comfortable summers than this.</span><br /> <u><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></u><u><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></u><u><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Portland 2017:</b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 7, June: 5, July: 19, August: 16, Sept: 8)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 1, June: 2, July: 3, August: 9, Sept: 6)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">Days in 100's:&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">(April: 0, May: 0, June: 1, July: 0, August: 2, Sept: 0)</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Highest temp the whole season (Aug 3): 105; Runner-up (Aug 2): 103</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Precip (inches): (April: 3.35, May: 1.20, June: 1.03; July: 0.00; August: 0.06; Sept: 1.80)</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><u><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Seattle 2017:</b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 4, June: 4, July: 12, August: 11, Sept: 7)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 1, July: 0, August: 5, Sept: 2)</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Highest temp the whole season (Jun 25): 96</span><span style="font-size: small;">;&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">Runner-up: (Aug 3):&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">94</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Precip (inches): (April: 4.21, May: 2.28; June: 1.52; July: 0.00; August: 0.02; Sept: 0.59)</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><u><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">Vancouver, BC 2017:</span></b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 0, August: 2, Sept: 0)</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">Highest temp the whole season (Aug 29): 85</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">Precip (inches): (April: 3.68, May: 2.74, June: 1.11; July: 0.06; August: 0.17; Sept: 0.75)</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><u><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Astoria, OR 2017:</b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 1, June: 0, July: 0, August: 3, Sept: 3)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 1, July: 0, August: 1, Sept: 1)</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Highest temp the whole season (Jun 24, Aug 2): 93</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Precip (inches): (April: 7.00, May: 4.08, June: 2.03; July: 0.10; August: 0.20; Sept: 2.24)</span>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-33534691460160594312016-10-04T12:08:00.000-07:002016-10-04T12:08:16.634-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2016<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Except for a fairly searing August, this summer could be considered "normal" or even below normal, particularly as compared to the last two years. Vancouver didn't even hit 90 degrees once. Astoria was shocked with a 98 and two days in the lower 90's, all of which is quite unusual.</span><br /> <u><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></u> <u><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></u> <u><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Portland 2016:</b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 80's: (April: 6, May: 9, June: 8, July: 11, August: 14, Sept: 9)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 2, July: 2, August: 7, Sept: 0)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">Days in 100's:&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">(April: 0, May: 0, June: 1, July: 0, August: 2, Sept: 0)</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Highest temp the whole season (Jun 5, Aug 19-20): 100; Runner-up (Aug 18): 99</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Precip (inches): (April: 1.96, May: 1.72, June: 1.42; July: 0.66; August: 0.09; Sept: 1.69)</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><u><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Seattle 2016:</b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 80's: (April: 4, May: 5, June: 6, July: 7, August: 9, Sept: 0)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 1, July: 0, August: 6, Sept: 0)</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Highest temp the whole season (Aug 19): 95</span><span style="font-size: small;">;&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">Runner-up: (Aug 26):&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">92</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Precip (inches): (April: 1.19, May: 0.94; June: 1.77; July: 0.72; August: 0.17; Sept: 0.99)</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><u><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">Vancouver, BC 2016:</span></b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 0, August: 0, Sept: 0)</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">Highest temp the whole season (Aug 19): 79</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">Precip (inches): (April: 0.70, May: 1.70, June: 1.67; July: 1.08; August: 0.45; Sept: 2.29)</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><u><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Astoria, OR 2016:</b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 80's: (April: 2, May: 1, June: 1, July: 0, August: 3, Sept: 1)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 0, August: 3, Sept: 0)</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Highest temp the whole season (Aug 19): 98; Runners-up (Aug 25-26): 91</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Precip (inches): (April: 1.99, May: 0.86, June: 2.00; July: 1.12; August: 0.50; Sept: 2.13)</span>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-35016978237984625992015-10-07T16:24:00.001-07:002015-10-07T16:24:22.420-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2015<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The news this summer was the record-busting number of 90-degree-plus days in Portland (29) and Seattle (12).</span><br /> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The lack of rain wasn't unusual, but it followed a spring with little rain and a winter with next to no snow in the mountains, so at a certain point fire conditions in OR and WA became extreme and water rationing actually started being discussed.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <u><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Portland 2015:</b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 80's: (April: 2, May: 6, June: 12, July: 13, August: 17, Sept: 6, Oct: 2)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 9, July: 10, August: 6, Sept: 2)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Days in 100's:&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 2, August: 0, Sept: 0)</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Highest temp the whole season (Jul 30): 103; Runner-up (Jul 31): 101</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Precip (inches): (April: 1.69, May: 0.28, June: 0.40; July: 0.57; August: 0.66; Sept: 1.26)</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><u><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Seattle 2015:</b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 2, June: 12, July: 8, August: 15, Sept: 2)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 1, July: 10, August: 1, Sept: 0)</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Highest temp the whole season (Jul 19): 95</span><span style="font-size: small;">;&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Runner-up: (Jul 30/31):&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">94</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Precip (inches): (April: 2.03, May: 0.58; June: 0.23; July: 0.09; August: 3.28; Sept: 0.83)</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><u><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Vancouver, BC 2015:</span></b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 1, July: 2, August: 1, Sept: 0)</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Highest temp the whole season (Jun 29): 82; (Jul 19): 81</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Precip (inches): (April: 1.50, May: 0.16, June: 0.37; July: 0.60; August: 1.66; Sept: 1.27)</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><u><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Astoria, OR 2015:</b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 1, July: 3, August: 3, Sept: 0, Oct: 1)</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Highest temp the whole season (Jul 18): 89; Runner-up (Jul 30/Aug 18): 86</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Precip (inches): (April: 2.25, May: 1.02, June: 0.65; July: 0.16; August: 1.33; Sept: 2.12)</span>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-30568327912651505652014-10-13T20:20:00.001-07:002015-10-07T15:21:11.543-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2014<br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">From all accounts, this was a warm summer, particularly for remarkably "high lows."&nbsp; That is, the nights just didn't cool off as they normally do, making relief from aggressive highs in July/Aug/Sept difficult to find.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">No triple digits in Portland, but they only tend to happen every other year or so. I'm sure the 99-degree days were close enough.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The divide between Seattle and Vancouver this year was about as pronounced as possible. Vancouver was even cooler than coastal Astoria, but Seattle was closer to Portland's temperatures than it has been recently.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <u><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Portland 2014:</b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 80's: (April: 1, May: 4, June: 5, July: 16, August: 17, Sept: 8, Oct: 5)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 1, June: 0, July: 7, August: 9, Sept: 4)</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Highest temp the whole season (Jul 1/Aug 11): 99; Runner-up: 95 on Aug 10</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Precip (inches): (April: 2.08, May: 2.22, June: 2.33; July: 1.05; August: 0.01; Sept: 0.98)</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <u><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Seattle 2014:</b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 80's: (April: 1, May: 4, June: 0, July: 17, August: 13, Sept: 5)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 90's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 2, August: 2, Sept: 1)</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Highest temp the whole season (Aug 11): 96</span><span style="font-size: small;">; <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Runner-up: </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">94 on Jul 1</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Precip (inches): (April: 4.18, May: 3.15, June: 0.73; July: 0.77; August: 1.81; Sept: 2.23)</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <u><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Vancouver, BC 2014:</span></b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Days in 80's: (April: 0, May: 0, June: 0, July: 3, August: 1, Sept: 0)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"> </span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Highest temp the whole season (Jul 1/Aug 11): 82; Runner-up: 80 on Jul 13/14</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Precip (inches): (April: 1.91, May: 2.36, June: 1.22; July: 0.52; August: 0.53; Sept: 1.62)</span> </span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <u><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Astoria 2014: </b></span></u><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: small;"></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Days in 80's: (April: 1, May: 3, June: 0, July: 1, August: 0, Sept: 6)</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Highest temp the whole season (Jul 1): 89; Runner-up: 87 on May 14/Sep 5</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Precip (inches): (April: 5.57, May: 5.00, June: 1.74; July: 1.06; August: 0.58; Sept: 4.94)</span> Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-78528758902416332402013-10-05T16:13:00.000-07:002013-10-05T16:15:00.271-07:00<span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pacific NW Summer 2013</b></span> </span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This summer didn't stand out for me. Perhaps it was slightly warmer than normal, but there were fewer extremes than normal and no 100's at all. Three of the last 4 years have not seen 100 degrees broken in Portland.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">July and August were, as usual, bone-dry, but the closing days of September brought record-breaking rain to the state, largely as a result of a former typhoon in Asia.</span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Portland 2013:</span></b></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Days in 80's: (May: 5, June: 7, July: 17, August: 19, Sept: 9)</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Days in 90's: (May: 0, June: 2, July: 4, August: 2, Sept: 2)</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"> </span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Highest temp the whole season (Jun 30): 97; Runner-up: 95 on Sep 11</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Precip (inches): (May: 3.46, June: 1.17; July: 0.00; August: 0.67; Sept: 4.70)</span></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Seattle 2013:</span></b></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Days in 80's: (May: 3, June: 4, July: 12, August: 15, Sep: 4)</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Days in 90's: (May: 0, June: 1, July: 0, August: 0, Sept: 1)</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Highest temp the whole season (Jun 30 and Sep 11): 93</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Precip (inches): (May: 2.38, June: 1.30; July: 0.00; August: 1.35; Sept: 6.17)</span></span><br /> <br />Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-20517543646552187312012-10-06T20:35:00.000-07:002012-10-06T20:35:34.226-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2012<span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The most notable feature of this summer was the record-breaking streak of dryness that began in July and looks to last until nearly mid-October.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: small;">PDX broke the July 1-to-Sep 30 minimal rainfall record, formerly 0.51" in 1952, with a mere 0.25".&nbsp; Average rainfall in this period is 2.45", the majority of which surely must fall in latter September, as summer's aren't wet here even in good years.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Parts of Western Oregon are now officially listed as "Abnormally Dry" (no kidding), but not technically in "Drought" quite yet.</span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Temperatures ticked up from last year, and probably overall were typical of summer. Once again, September proved to be a very hot month, though technically the hottest days fell in August (roughly the first half, this year), which is common. </span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><strong></strong></span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Portland 2012:</span></strong></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Days in 80's: (May: 4, June: 4, July: 17, August: 6, Sept/Oct: 12)</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Days in 90's: (May: 0, June: 0, July: 0, August: 6, Sept: 3)</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Days in 100's: (May: 0, June: 0, July: 0, August: 2, Sept: 0)</span> </span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"></span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Highest temp the whole season (Aug 4): 102</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Precip (inches): (May: 2.02, June: 3.10; July: 0.17; August: 0.00; Sept: 0.04)</span></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Seattle 2012:</span></strong></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Days in 80's: (May: 1, June: 4, July: 4, August: 7, Sep: 4)</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Days in 90's: (May: 0, June: 0, July: 0, August: 4, Sept: 1)</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"></span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Highest temp the whole season (Aug 16): 94</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Precip (inches): (May: 2.05, June: 2.96; July: 1.04; August: 0.00; Sept: 0.03)</span></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-74457478847607396862011-10-12T23:56:00.000-07:002011-10-13T08:13:53.502-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2011<h5>This year’s summer makes an interesting comparison with last year’s, as both were influenced by a La Nina that lasted deep into spring if not summer itself, and both taken together were probably the most moderate summers in the 2000’s. </h5> <h5>The most notable aspect for Portland had to be tying the record (downtown) for the latest day in the year to hit 90: August 20th. That ended up being the hottest day of the year, too. (Portland airport saw one year where it didn’t hit 90 until deep in September; and there was only one year, in the 1950’s, when Portland didn’t hit 90 at all.)&#160; Once the dam broke, Portland went on to see a spate of quite hot weather fairly consistently from the third week of August through roughly the first 10 days of September, with a brief reprise later in the month. September was surely the most uncomfortable weather of the year.</h5> <h5>I probably don’t need to mention that it was a dry, dry, dry summer. Last year’s wet May/June/September was anomalous</h5> <h5>Of note in Seattle is that they escaped any 90-degree days <em>all summer</em>, which is quite unusual. . </h5> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="3">Portland 2011:</font></strong></p> <p>Days in 80's: (May: 0, June: 2, July: 10, August: 15, Sept: 10)</p> <p>Days in 90's: (May: 0, June: 0, July: 0, August: 2, Sept: 5)</p> <p>Highest temp the whole season (Aug 20): 96</p> <p>Precip (inches): (May: 2.82, June: 0.63; July: 0.96; August: 0.04; Sept: 0.51)</p> <p><strong><font size="3">Seattle 2011:</font></strong></p> <p>Days in 80's: (May: 0, June: 4, July: 7, August: 8, Sep: 10)</p> <p>Days in 90's: (May: 0, June: 0, July: 0, August: 0, Sept: 0)</p> <p>Highest temp the whole season (Aug 21): 87</p> <p>Precip (inches): (May: 3.20, June: 1.42; July: 0.71; August: 0.13; Sept: 1.29)</p> Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-25298686000239646132010-10-07T16:52:00.001-07:002010-10-07T16:52:35.652-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2010<p>There’s no way around it: this was a temperate summer. No 100’s at all, no 90’s until after July 4th, a record-breaking amount of rain in May and June. I don’t recall a better year in the 2000’s. There were only two official heat waves: the first, a 3-day affair in the first week of July, and the last, a punishing 5-day event in mid-August. We can thank La Nina for this fairly fluky summer.</p> <p><strong><font size="3"></font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="3">Portland 2010:</font></strong></p> <p>Days in 80's: (May: 0, June: 4, July: 12, August: 5, Sept/Oct: 5)</p> <p>Days in 90's: (May: 0, June: 0, July: 4, August: 7, Sept: 2) </p> <p>Highest temp the whole season (Aug 14): 98</p> <p>Precip (inches): (May: 4.75, June: 4.28; July: 0.59; August: 0.09; Sept: 3.36)</p> <p><strong><font size="3">Seattle 2010:</font></strong></p> <p>Days in 80's: (May: 0, June: 0, July: 7, August: 6, Sep: 1)</p> <p>Days in 90's: (May: 0, June: 0, July: 3, August: 3, Sept: 0) </p> <p>Highest temp the whole season (Aug 15): 96</p> <p>Precip (inches): (May: 2.83, June: 2.49; July: 0.31; August: 0.64; Sept: 4.80)</p> Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-50359161909192274602009-10-01T09:19:00.001-07:002010-10-07T16:18:57.861-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2009<p>Another summer gone by, and this one was memorable for all the wrong reasons. In the weather department, the reasons were twofold: the worst Portland heat wave on record, 10 days extending from Jul 25th to Aug 3rd, with three consecutive days within that period reaching 103/106/106. And the most number of days 90 degrees or above: 24.</p> <p>Seattle even had a less-than-pleasant summer, notably in late July and early August, where they reached into the 90’s a staggering 5 times and eclipsed 100 for the first time (103).</p> <p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Portland 2009:</span></b></p><p>Days in 80's: (May: 7, June: 6, July: 9, August: 9, Sept: 8)</p> <p>Days in 90's: (May: 0, June: 1, July: 11, August: 7, Sept: 2) </p> <p>Days in 100's: (May: 0, June: 0, July: <span>3</span>, August: 0, Sept: 0) </p> <p>Highest temp the whole season (Jul 28-29th): 106</p> <p>Precip (inches): (May: 3.26, June: 1.32; July: 0.34; August: 0.76; Sept: 1.40) </p> <p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Seattle 2009:</span></b></p> <p>Days in 80's: (May: 2, June: 3, July: 13, August: 6, Sept: 5) </p> <p>Days in 90's: (May: 0, June: 1, July: 4, August: 1, Sept: 0) </p> <p>Days in 100's: (May: 0, June: 0, July: <span>1</span>, August: 0, Sept: 0) </p> <p>Highest temp the whole season (Jul 29th): 103</p> <p>Precip (inches): (May: 3.61; June: 0.18; July: 0.06; August: 1.16; Sept: 1.75)</p>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-50464296235409094262008-10-02T12:29:00.001-07:002008-10-02T12:29:13.948-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2008<p>Has it been a year already?&nbsp; This summer was notable for a surprising stretch of temperate weather in the second half of July, a time which typically features the worst weather of the year. Reality soon returned, however, in the first half of August, which culminated mid-month with the worst stretch of summer: 100/102/99. The pattern then repeated: the second half of August was reasonable, but soon into September things were smoking again, and by the end of the month we were pushing 90 just when it seemed like summer was over. September was much warmer than normal overall. Precipitation was normal all summer long: virtually non-existent. </p> <blockquote> <p><strong><font size="4">Portland 2008:</font></strong> </p> <p>Days in 80's: (May: 3, June: 6, July: 15, August: 10, Sept: 11) <p>Days in 90's: (May: 2, June: 0, July: 5, August: 3, Sept: 2) <p>Days in 100's: (May: 0, June: 1, July: 0, August: 2, Sept: 0) <p>Highest temp the whole season (Aug 14th): 102 <p>Precip (inches): (May: 0.96, June: 0.71; July: 0.26; August: 0.29; Sept: 0.35)&nbsp;&nbsp; <p><strong><font size="4">Seattle 2008:</font></strong> <p>Days in 80's: (May: 1, June: 3, July: 9, August: 7, Sept: 1) <p>Days in 90's: (May: 1, June: 2, July: 0, August: 3, Sept: 0) <p>Highest temp the whole season (Jun 29th): 92 <p>Precip (inches): (May: 0.19; June: 0.58; July: 0.25; August: 0.88; Sept: 0.54)</p></blockquote> Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-3062115880025627332007-10-22T14:12:00.001-07:002007-10-22T14:12:01.811-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2007<p>As I've done the last couple years on this blog, I like to summarize the summer that was in these parts. Subjectively, at least, this summer couldn't compare to 2006's notable heat waves, and I appreciated that the heat high-tailed it out of here with two weeks of calendar summer left to go. Let's see what it looked like by the numbers.</p> <p><strong><font size="4">Portland 2007:</font></strong> </p> <p>Days in 80's: (May: 5, June: 6, July: 16, August: 7, Sept: 6) <p>Days in 90's: (May: 1, June: 0, July: 2, August: 4, Sept: 1) <p>Days in 100's: (May: 0, June: 0, July: 1, August: 0, Sept: 0) <p>Highest temp the whole season (July 10th): 102 <p>Precip (inches): (May: 0.54; June: 0.39; July: 0.26; August: 0.32; Sept: 1.08) <p><strong><font size="4">Seattle 2007:</font></strong> <p>Days in 80's: (May: 4, June: 4, July: 9, August: 6, Sept: 2) <p>Days in 90's: (May: 0, June: 0, July: 1, August: 0, Sept: 0) <p>Highest temp the whole season (July 11th): 98 <p>Precip (inches): (May: 0.56; June: 0.38; July: 0.45; August: 0.25; Sept: 1.19)</p> Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-5908523994523617552007-07-23T18:25:00.001-07:002007-07-23T18:25:48.506-07:00Opera 9.22 not for Vista either<p>So Opera Software released a new version of Opera last week after a short beta test period. You would think that they would take this opportunity to make their browser work better in Vista, particularly considering that this may be the last&nbsp;released version of Opera for several months in advance of the testing period for "Kestrel" (Opera 9.5), the final version of which is due late in the year.</p> <p>But other than a vague&nbsp;"Fix for accessing certain Web sites using Windows Vista" note in the the <a href="http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/922/">9.22 release notes</a>, there were no documented fixes for Vista at all. This is despite the glaring issues Opera has in Vista, as documented in my <a href="http://absolutelynada.blogspot.com/2007/06/10-things-in-opera-that-piss-me-off.html">last post</a>.</p> <p>Given&nbsp;that Opera Software only bothers to list the highlights in its revision notes (something they've admitted to), I moved to 9.22 full-time in Vista and can now confirm that both problems are still there, which makes sense since A) Opera is still in radio-silence about the issues and B) The issues seem to have the same root cause.</p> <p>So where does this leave us?&nbsp; Vista was released in November 2006; the problems were reported in February 2007 (including formal bug reports by at least the first poster in the <a href="http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=176423">problem thread</a>); there have been <a href="http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/"><strong>four releases</strong></a> of Opera since Vista's release; and Opera Software has barely said two words about the issues in any venue in all that time.</p> <p>Disinterest or incompetence, I ask again.</p>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-38476575978504413552007-06-12T08:45:00.001-07:002007-07-19T20:13:22.099-07:0010 Things in Opera that piss me off<p>In no particular order. Some major some minor, but all annoying. I currently use v9.21/MSI&nbsp;in Windows Vista Ultimate, on a P4 3GHz (Hyperthreaded) with 2GB RAM.</p> <ul> <li>In <strong>Vista only</strong>, exiting Opera will <a href="http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=176423">leave opera.exe in memory</a> taking 100% of your CPU. Nice. It <em>may</em> remove itself after 5, 10, 15 minutes or more, but then it may not, so I simply End Task on it after about 30 seconds to un-cripple the machine. This didn't happen in XP, where with rare exception it would&nbsp;remove itself within 30 seconds. The only way to avoid this issue in Vista is if you run Opera very briefly with only a few tabs, which is not realistic. No other app I have does this. Known problem since <strong>February 2007</strong>. <li>In <strong>Vista only</strong>, Opera will <a href="http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=176423">"pause" for about 5 seconds</a> at random times throughout the day. When it does, its title bar will usually say "Not responding."&nbsp; Apparently, this coincides&nbsp;with Opera writing out a small .TMP file to its profile directory, which never posed a problem in XP. No other app I have does this. Known problem since <strong>February 2007</strong>. <li>Obscenely inefficient use of disk resources. Fire up <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/processmonitor.mspx">Process Monitor</a> some time and watch Opera go <em>absolutely mad</em> with disk and Registry accesses. I've never seen a program that can compare. My I/O Writes, for example, are typically around <em>50 million</em> by the time I close Opera out every night. Sad. <li>Making changes in Preferences--or even viewing some areas--can be agonizingly slow. A few choke points within Preferences include: Manage Cookies, Manage Site Preferences,&nbsp;and&nbsp;OK'g out after having made even a minor change.&nbsp; <li>Apropos of nothing (hey!) Opera will <a href="http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=172286">"permanently" highlight</a> random pieces of text on a page. There's no way to un-highlight the text short of refreshing the page. There are reports of this happening since early builds of v9.0 in <strong>early 2006</strong>. <li>No support for major add-on programs like the essential password manager <a href="http://www.roboform.com/">Roboform</a>, which works with <a href="http://www.roboform.com/browsers.html">numerous</a>&nbsp;other browsers, such as the legendary "3B Browser" and "Flock."&nbsp; Roboform is particularly necessary because Opera's own password manager, Wand, is so pathetic. Support for such add-ons has been a requested feature for <strong>years</strong>. <li>No support for in-line Autocomplete in fields, similar to the feature in IE, FF, and every other browser made this decade (most likely). No, I'm not talking about the few things that you can pre-program into Wand, but Opera being able to recall what you've typed into any previous field on a Web page. I waste a little time every day by Opera not having this feature. This has been a requested feature for <strong>years</strong>. <li>Inability to recall a list of recent searches in the Search box on the address bar (Google, etc). <em>Of course</em> it should be able to do it; of course it doesn't. I'll cheat by making this a two-fer and suggest that the Search box should also have the ability to auto-suggest items as you type them in, just like FF does. <li>Support for very few typed-in URLs, such that a site you know you visited the day before yesterday isn't recognized when you begin to type it into the Address bar, forcing you to type in the entire address. But there's a # of&nbsp;"Addresses" section available in the History section of Preferences, you say?&nbsp; Yes, there is, but when you increase it much beyond the default, it exacts a terrible toll on Opera's startup time. IE and FF can remember weeks on end of addresses with no impact on performance. <li>Why is it when you "Find" an item on a page, whether you use the traditional Ctrl-F or the newer inline find, that it never tells you when you've found the last item?&nbsp; Wouldn't that be more useful than silently cycling back to the beginning, leaving it up to you to notice?&nbsp; Apparently not.</li></ul> <p>You didn't think that was all, did you?&nbsp; These were just the first 10 off the top of my head. There will be more to come.</p>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-26108058917684940672007-02-13T15:09:00.001-08:002007-06-12T00:04:42.024-07:00Just be glad you don&#39;t live there<a href="http://www.highmarketsports.com/jan04b.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.highmarketsports.com/jan04b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p>I'm sure there's a reason people want to live on the eastern sides of Great Lakes. I don't know what those reasons are, but there must be some. Anyway, some areas east of Lake Ontario have picked up, oh, about 12 feet of snow over the last week. Doesn't this scene from Redfield, NY look idyllic?</p><br /><p></p>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-1158459568157336472006-09-16T19:19:00.000-07:002006-09-29T22:19:59.136-07:00Pacific NW Summer 2006<p>Compared to <a href="http://absolutelynada.blogspot.com/2005/09/pacific-nw-weather-this-summer.html">last year's</a> summer, this year's was hell, featuring four official heat waves in Portland (at least three consecutive days 90F or above) in less than two months, one of which was a sprawling five-day affair that brought most of the Pacific NW to its knees with not only 100+ degree temperatures but dew points for a couple of those days that would do the East Coast proud.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><font size="3">Portland 2006:</font></strong></p> <p>Days in 80's: (May: 4, June: 5, July: 12, August: 8, Sept: 14)</p> <p>Days in 90's: (May: 1, June: 2, July: 4, August: 8, Sept: 2)</p> <p>Days in 100's: (May: 0, June: 2, July: 2, August: 0, Sept: 0)</p> <p>Highest temp the whole season (July 21st): 104</p> <p>Precip (inches): (May: 2.54; June: 0.93; July: 0.51; August: 0.11; Sept: 0.86) <p><strong><font size="3"></font></strong>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><font size="3">Seattle 2006:</font> </strong></p> <p>Days in 80's: (May: 1, June: 5, July: 8, August: 11, Sept: 7)</p> <p>Days in 90's: (May: 0, June: 1, July: 4, August: 0, Sept: 0)</p> <p>Highest temp the whole season (July 21st): 97</p> <p>Precip (inches): (May: 1.65; June: 1.67; July: 0.06; August: 0.02; Sept: 1.43)</p></blockquote>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-1128395336774558482005-10-03T19:23:00.000-07:002005-10-03T20:10:16.243-07:00ESPN picks the World Series winner<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's always amusing to track experts' predictions for the baseball playoffs, which have been so utterly unpredictable of late that a prognosticator stands barely more than a statistical chance of actually being correct. In other words, their guess is as good as anyone's. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2005/news/story?id=2179945">ESPN</a> asked 15 of their experts to take a crack at it though, and here are the teams involved, their season records, how many think they'll make it to the World Series, and finally the number of picks they received to win it all:</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><pre><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">St. Louis 100 62 (7,2)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Chi White Sox 99 63 (1,0)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">NY Yankees 95 67 (3,1)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Boston 95 67 (2,1)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">LA Angels 95 67 (9,6)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Atlanta 90 72 (0,0)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Houston 89 73 (8,5)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">San Diego 82 80 (0,0)</span></span><br /></pre></div>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-1128387361375824582005-10-03T17:45:00.000-07:002005-10-03T17:56:01.380-07:00Oregon: What is it good for?<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Many have asked the question, but now we have an answer, thanks to a comprehensive <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/entertainment/112781882019951.xml&coll=7&amp;thispage=4">list</a> in <em>The Oregonian </em>last Sunday. The accompanying <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/entertainment/112781892119950.xml&coll=7">article</a> put it best in these excerpts:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><blockquote><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>You could argue that everything in Oregon is world-class. You also could argue that nothing here is world-class. But what fun would that be? </em></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>That's where we come in. Two dozen of us set out to add a little truth-squading and to spur debates with what we think makes the grade. And the results are not necessarily what you'd expect. (Goodbye Multnomah Falls and Tillamook cheese.)<br /></em></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Local boosters call this state Paradise Found. A utopia of outdoor wonders. A misty isle where the natives celebrate food and drink and creativity. A retreat from the freeways and fast lanes. Of course, they would be right. To naysayers, Oregon is a mediocre place, underpopulated and overprincipled. A place that settles too easily for the OK, where few things stack up to their counterparts in bigger cities. They have a case, too.</em></span></p></blockquote></em></span>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-1126640141018179972005-09-13T11:43:00.000-07:002006-09-16T18:45:24.050-07:00Pacific NW weather this summer<p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Summer weather this season, courtesy </span><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Weather Underground</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. With the absence of any days in the 90's in Seattle (though several were close), and no days in the 100's in Portland, along with unusually mild May and June weather, overall this would be considered one of the "cooler" summers.</span></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Portland 2005</strong>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Days in 80's: (May: 2; June: 3; July: 11; August: 15; Sept: 4)</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Days in 90's: (May: 1; June: 0; July: 7; August: 7; Sept: 0)</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Highest temp the whole season (August 4th): 96</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Precip (inches): (May: 3.81; June: 1.79; July: 0.41; August: 1.05; Sept: 1.68)</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Seattle 2005</strong>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Days in 80's: (May: 2; June: 0; July: 9; August: 12; Sept: 0)</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Days in 90's: (May: 0; June: 0; July: 0; August: 0; Sept: 0)</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Highest temp the whole season (August 14th): 88</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Precip (inches): (May: 3.32; June: 1.63; July: 1.03; August: 0.29; Sept: 0.41)</span></p><blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577936.post-1126578581406535342005-09-12T19:19:00.000-07:002005-09-12T19:29:41.413-07:00Nano Nano<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Mork may not have trademarked "Nano," but how is it that Creative didn't when they released their </span><a href="http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=214&amp;product=12720"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Zen Nano Plus</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> back in April 2005?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Along comes the <a href="http://www.apple.com/ipodnano">iPod nano</a> almost six months later and... nothing, no controversy. Could it possibly be because one is capitalized and the other isn't?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">If I was, say, Mazda, could I make a Mazda prius and not upset Toyota? I don't think so. Could Creative have been so stupid as to not protect the name? Perhaps, for some reason, they couldn't? Is "nano" in the public domain?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">I'm sure the matter has been vetted by Apple's legal team, so there must be something basic here that I'm misunderstanding.</span>Aproposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com0