What a chilly rain that fell on Valentine’s Day, but I’m sure there were plenty of warm hearts out there and everyone had a good day. The higher elevations had snow falling. Many of you around town let me know you observed the “splat test” on your windshield. Mixed wet snowflakes in with the rain. Everyone’s talking about it, so we call it conversational snow. I didn’t expect much or any accumulation at city levels.
I thought the foothills above 1,000 feet might pick up a few inches of wet snow and higher up a little more. Those cold east winds arrived on schedule as we discussed on Tuesday. Yep, it was snowing in the Gorge. I see it was also snowing and sticking over the coast range passes to the Washington and Oregon beaches.
Guess winter isn’t quite over yet. The good news is after another chilly day we begin a slow warming trend over the weekend with more rain and higher snow levels. Vancouver’s high Wednesday of 47 degrees was only the second time this month we had a high below 50 degrees. The other day was Feb. 9 with 47 degrees also.
Without further ado, let’s review those local rainfall reports from your friends and neighbors. Bob Starr, Cougar, 25.06 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 12.81 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lake Shore, 10.78 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 14.13 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 11.99 inches; Bob Mode, Minnehaha, 7.78 inches; Irv St. Germain, Prune Hill, 12.03 inches; Dick Lenahan, Meadow Glade, 8.91 inches; Dave Campell, 1 mile west of Heisson, 14.01 inches; Ellen Smart, Ridgefield, 12.90 inches; Barry Fitzthum, Amboy, 13.41 inches. Our friend Roland Derksen in Vancouver, B.C., reported 13.01 inches. The official rainfall for Vancouver USA was 9.51 inches, 4.17 inches above average.
