OK, let’s review some rainfall from your friends and neighbors for February. Claudia Chiasson, Carson, 7.24 inches; Rob Starr, Cougar, 12.19 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lake Shore, 5.33 inches; Phil Delany, above Dole Valley, 10.80 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 6.63 inches; Judy Darke, Felida, 7.91 inches; Ellen Smart, Ridgefield, 8.90 inches; Bob Mode, Minnehaha, 4.75 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 5.94 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 7.89 inches; Murphy Dennis, Rawson Road near Clark Rifles, 10.25 inches; Irv St. Germain, Prune Hill, 6.08 inches; Larry Lebsack, Barberton, 6.98 inches; and Bill Sobolewski, Livingston Mountain, 8.01 inches. Our friend Roland Dersken in Vancouver, B.C., had 3.73 inches. In comparison, the official rainfall for Vancouver USA was 4.08 inches, pretty close to normal at .05 of an inch above average.
February’s rainfall (and snowfall melted down) was a good step to getting back on board with our water year precipitation amounts. As of Monday, we are 8.73 inches below average since Oct. 1 with 27.29 inches. Our year-to-date rainfall is 11.54 inches, 3.70 inches below average. So, we need some catching up before the summer months arrive.
The rainfall on the horizon has shifted to Friday and Saturday now, and then only light amounts. The remainder of March appears to be drier than average. Temperatures look to be at or warmer than average.
Those east winds Monday tempered Vancouver’s high temperature, resting in the upper 60s close to 70 degrees as of 4 p.m. Meanwhile, the Washington Coast had afternoon temperatures in the 70- to 75-degree range. Those east winds compress down to sea level and really warm things up.
