Once again, we had a large storm heading our way and then — poof! — the bulk of the rain avoided Clark County. Yes, our foothills got an inch or so but downtown not enough to bring us up to normal for January.
As of Saturday afternoon, Vancouver had about 0.43 inch of rain so far this month. That is half of what normally would be expected. We did get southerly breezes and perhaps a few garbage cans tumbled down the street but nothing out of the ordinary. The winds brought the high Friday to an amazing 62 degrees. That surpassed the old record of 58 degrees set in 1984.
Of course, we are only a few days into January, but our average mean temperature is running 11 degrees above average. Impressive, to say the least. So, when will that cold air from the north fall upon us? Good question. Still plenty of cold air up north, but forecast models keep slowing its advancement southward. A few models keep it far away from us.
Meanwhile, the days of winter keep rolling along without freezing temperatures and snow. I’m sure many of you are good with that and say keep it coming. At least the Cascades are adding to the meager snowpack, which was less than 25 percent of normal.
