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The first call of a swainsons' thrush was heard on 5/18, right on schedule! Our first grosbeaks (black headed) were seen and heard five ...

  nice weather for it! I'm heading in for prostate removal on 5/5. Other than lawn mowing, it looks pretty nice for sitting in the outdo...

 Here it comes again: the early-June shower pattern for areas around Portland. Since the Rose Festival carnival rides are always on the lawn...

  -- coming soon! We've had less than 30% of our April normal, and a week to make up for it. A totally dry week ends today: tomorrow sho...

The wet weather forecast got me in gear for a week's  good   work! My 2023 health issues have been documented in this blog (see the  hea...

 This is a fine summer, indeed. One can get things done in weather like this - assuming one isn't suffering from Covid, or an extended e...

  So we had 1/2 inch on July 5-6, then a mere trace for sixty-plus days - then just under 1/2" the 28-29th of September. On to October....

 August will end with no measurable precipitation. Zero! That's only slightly less than a couple of Julys here, with 0.05 and 0.03"...

 The first spiral trill of the Swainson's thrush was heard this evening. Hooray! My wife is thrilled. They arrived early despite our del...

 January sixth turned in a very surprising 4.82 inches of rain  which takes over at my lifetime #1 spot - though just barely. It's odd t...

 And so October 21 exits, with a few sunny days! That ends tonight (yes true, that happens every night) as November storms are lined up to g...

8AM sunday, lowest central pressure  No storm has been recorded on this side of the pacific ocean with such low pressure. Whether it's a...

 It's time for the Pacific to discard its name and start flinging moisture at us. The NWS is in full agreement, looking at the upcoming ...

 The first storm of the new season arrives in two days, and it will impress. The latest numbers are lower than previous forecasts, yet still...

 Dry season is one thing, but heat season is another beast entirely. And fear fire foes, it is upon us - several weeks sooner than usual! A...

After a few last showers early this week, dry and warmer is the forecast, with a touch of cooling after Monday. Those last showers took us t...

The Swainson's Thrush arrived at their usual time, May 18-19. Alert hweep! s and relaxed hwip s were abundant the past ten days - but no...

 Three dry months have taken their toll. We've received just over 50% of our typical moisture for March-May, a heat spell removed most o...

 A dry April and a warm spell has brought snow totals down in a hurry, most notably in the southern parts of our region. We expect totals to...

 It's been a strange April. A dry week, three damp days then over 10 days of warmth and hardly a cloud. Typical April weather returns la...