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The July PDX climate report is out and as I have mentioned, the month is closer to normal than you would think: Average High:  79, below normal -.3 degrees //  Av. Low:  56, below normal -1.0 degrees // Mean Temp:  67.5, below normal -.6 degrees The above states July was within one degree of match...

Be thankful for this morning's pleasant temperatures.  One year ago, July 28th, 2009, PDX reached a record high of 106 degrees. The morning hours low of 74 degrees tied the record for the warmest July low temperature.  The date was day four of a record 10 day run of 90 degree temperatures or hotter....

Portland temperature average is one degree below normal through the first 20 days of July.  With warmer days expected this weekend, odds favor a near normal month both for temperature and precipitation.  Interesting to note that our cool weather comes during a year that is the warmest on record glob...

"Did it seem chilly this morning? It was! Portland's morning low of 48 degrees today was the coldest July morning low in 24 years! This also sets a new record for July 5th. The old record low for today was 49 set on July 5th 1988 (22 years ago). The last time it was this cold in July was on July 18t...

June total rainfall ends up at 4.27" at PDX.  The total becomes the new monthly record for Portland International Airport.  The total is 2nd most all time dating back to 1871.  The record for all reporting stations is 5.38" back in 1888.  The daily high temperature average was 68.8 degrees, nearly 4...

Our stretch of cool weather this week will hit the burner next week.  Forecast charts have been consistent in showing a run of near 90 degree temperatures next week.  It is unclear if the warm up will begin Sunday the 4th or next Monday.  At any rate, all signs point to a normal July, with mostly dr...

http://www.fullscreen360.com/st-helens.htm The above link is a very cool video animation of Mt. St Helens.  I thought you would enjoy it.

Summer in the Rose City begins 4 degrees below normal with cloudy skies.  The National Weather Service outlook for July calls for cool and wetter days than normal.  At this time, there is no forecast confidence to project August and September.  Before you get too depressed, please remember that mont...

June 26 - Partial Lunar Eclipse for the Pacific NW   A partial lunar eclipse will take place on the morning of June 26, 2010, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2010. The second will be a total eclipse on December 21, 2010.  Lunar eclipses only occur during a full  Moon which is on June 26.  D...

Summer begins Monday morning at 4:28 a.m..  The first two days of summer look pretty nice, but the National Weather Service outlook calls for a stretch of cool days to finish June.  The real bad news is the following:  The July monthly outlook calls for below normal temperatures.  Let's hope the pro...