Nothing like some snowflakes, ice pellets, blustery winds that are shivering to the bone. But some rainbows and sunshine made it feel like it was all worth it. We did that this week and will most likely another time or two before the month of March is in the record books.
Yes, there were reports of snow, enough to whiten the ground in the higher regions of the county, ice pellet or hail showers, a scattered rainbow or two and, of course, some chilly winds.
Rainfall amounts were not on the heavy side by any means, generally between a quarter of an inch and a half inch in the foothills. Vancouver, for the first 10 days as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, was running more than an inch of rain below average for the month, as has been the trend during the past three years or so.
The average temperatures are about three degrees above average despite the recent chilly breezes. And we have a while to go yet, so we will see if we can shake things back to “normal.”
