Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Boy, what a November we have had weatherwise. A little bit of everything eh? Remember back when it was 72 degrees just three weeks ago?
I’m sure many of us were struggling to keep our homes that warm inside this week. It was the coldest November weather since 1985 that I can recall.
Amazing all the below-zero readings Tuesday night east of the Cascades in both Washington and Oregon.
As we round the month out the next several days, we will once again log another month with above average rainfall. And not to mention a temperature spread of over 50 degrees from the highest temperatures to the lowest.
Looking ahead into December, we could very well see another cold snap and snow as we enter the second week, but of course we are into the La Niña spirit of things, so surprises are probably in store for us, indeed.
A poem
I want to offer my annual Thanksgiving poem:
I look up at the sky and give thanks for the rain, hail, and snows; to fulfill our needs as only our creator knows.
We complain about the heat, the cold, and the rain; but we’re given a variety to keep us sane.
The dark clouds may come, but a rainbow will appear, to comfort and tell us our creator is near. We’re given the seasons — summer, fall, winter, and spring; each with their own weather they do bring.
Symbolizing a beginning, growth, and death. But the wind keeps on blowing and never runs out of breath.
We have acquired the knowledge of the sky, and will keep on learning, that’s no lie.
As a shower that moves through and off to the east, this I would like to say at least: “Have a great Thanksgiving and a wonderful feast.”
Pat Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at http://weathersystems.com.
