Time to check in and see how much rain was recorded by our friends and neighbors around the region for March. And yes, it was wet, very in most areas. I measured 7.28 inches here in the Salmon Creek area. That measurement is over the average precipitation total for each of the two wettest months of the year, November and December.
OK, here we go: Murphy Dennis, near Clark County Rifles, 11.18 inches; Claudia Chiasson, Carson, 15.79 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 7.60 inches; Judy Darke, Felida, 6.50 inches; Irv St. Germain, Prune Hill, 10.07 inches; Bob Starr, Cougar, 23.61 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lakeshore, 6.25 inches; Phil Delany, above Dole Valley, 18 inches (and 5 inches of snowfall); Barry Fitzthum, Amboy, 9.97 inches; Phil Harris, Washougal, 11.49 inches; Bill Sobolewski, Livingston Mountain, 15.15 inches; Bud Maddux, Home Valley, 12.28 inches; Pete Conrad, near Tukes Mountain, 7.17 inches; Nancy Ellifrit, Mount Vista, 8.33 inches; Larry Lebsack, northeast Hazel Dell, 8 inches; Merle Moore, two miles west of Yacolt 14.28 inches; Dave Campbell, one mile west of Heisson, 8.47 inches; Dan Hein, Camas, 10.45 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 8.41 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 12.18 inches; Tyler Mode, Minnehaha, 6.62 inches; and Ellen Smart, Ridgefield 8.90 inches.
Wednesday’s weather was a little crazy with snow falling down below 1,000 feet at times around the Clark County area. Hail pellets and a few wet snowflakes were also mixed in at city levels. And the wind was chilly, wasn’t it? The sun made a few appearances, but very brief, indeed. A break Friday, then more unsettled weather over the weekend.
The Cascades are getting tons of snow, so much that it isn’t funny in some ways. It’s probably more snow than fell in January and early February. If you are looking for some warm sunshine, I hear there are many specials right now over in the Hawaiian Islands. Take a break. You will have to wait a long while before we get some bone-warming sunshine.
Pat Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at http://weathersystems.com.
