OK, before we continue, let’s review some rainfall from November as promised from your friends and neighbors: Murphy Dennis, near Clark County Rifles, 9.19 inches; Claudia Chiasson, Carson, 10.13 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 5.35 inches; Irv St. Germain, Prune Hill, 4.62 inches; Bob Starr, Cougar, 20.08 inches; Phil Delany, Dole Valley, 14.30 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lake Shore, 3.41 inches; Pete Conrad near Tukes Mountain, 4.96 inches; Merle Moore, 2 miles west of Yacolt, 10.89 inches; Dave Campbell, 1 mile west of Heisson, 3.02 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 5.13 inches; Dan Hein, Camas, 6.14 inches; Bill Sobolewski, Livingston Mountain, 6.20 inches; Judy Darke, Felida, 3.4 inches; Larry Lebsack, Barberton, 4.92 inches; Bob Mode, Minnehaha, 3.71 inches; Matt Sloan, McLoughlin Heights, 3.53 inches; Ellen Smart, Ridgefield,4.10 inches; and our friend, Roland Dersken from the Vancouver up north with 9.56 inches.
Weather observer Larry Lebsack sent me his rainfall report on Dec. 2 and had this comment: “The high temperature today was the same as in my refrigerator. It will be interesting to see if these two recent Arctic air episodes will repeat through the winter. Will we see a new normal for out NW winters?”
Good question, Larry, although there’s no immediate threat of an arctic outbreak in the near future. Long-range forecast models hint at maybe a cold outbreak around Christmas or so, but not all models. Would be nice to have a touch of white for the holiday.
That was quite a windstorm Thursday. A lot of tree damage. Tyler Mode did a Clark County search of damage and found most of the damage in the Minnehaha area, with many tall Douglas firs down. Portland International Airport had a peak gust of 67 mph, while I had 63 mph here in Salmon Creek. Power was out here for three hours but more than 12 hours for many. It was the strongest wind since that windstorm Dec. 12, 1995.
