The weather records being broken or tied around the Northwest are really the ones you like to see, at least as far as comfort and your mental state of mind. I am naturally referring to rainfall and cold temperatures. Several weather stations have now had enough rain this month to qualify for the top 10 wettest on record including Seattle and Olympia.
Amazing however at Quillayute near the Olympic rainforest, where it generally gets one of the greatest amounts of rain in the state, put this month only in the top 20 wettest. Of course the storm track has been further south lately into California.
Other stations have yet to see a 60 degree temperature as well. Across the river, Portland is still trying for that milestone while locally we managed that last week at Pearson Field with a 60 degree afternoon high temperature.
Looking ahead at computer forecast models, I am seeing mixed messages with a few models trying to give us a few dry and warm days during spring break next week. Wouldn’t that be nice?
The month of April rolls in on Friday and I hope the weather doesn’t ‘fool’ us in some way. I am hoping it will be a rain free day after March goes out like a lamb. At least we can have something else to talk about like “April showers bring May flowers.” I always wondered about our March showers. What do they bring in April? Probably more moss. Actually the shower thing can also go like this, “March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.” I guess old weather lore included the winds in March because of the sometimes blustery weather.
Some old weather sayings for April include the following: “April wet, good wheat.” “A cold April brings us bread and wine.” “If April blows her horn, it will bring forth hay and corn.” “Till April is dead, change not a thread.” “If early April is foggy, rain in June will make lanes boggy.” OK, I will end with these old sayings. Take care and have a good week everyone.
Pat Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at http://weathersystems.com.
