Rain

There was some form of precip out here, as I saw some small puddles on the road one morning.
Didn't amount to much on the soils however, no real wetting at all.

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Last measurable rain in Wenatchee was May 16th at one-tenth of an inch.

Previous to that the last rain was March 31st at two-tenths of an inch.

A total of one-tenth of an inch in 105 days.

Couple the dryness with the winds this spring and summer and you really are starting to have a set up for some really large fires.

It might be time to close the public lands to entry.
 
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Last measurable rain in Wenatchee was May 16th at one-tenth of an inch.

Previous to that the last rain was March 31st at two-tenths of an inch.

A total of one-tenth of an inch in 105 days.

Couple the dryness with the winds this spring and summer and you really are starting to have a set up for some really large fires.

It might be time to close the public lands to entry.
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We're about the same down here. Already on self-imposed hoot owl and one stream closure. And we usually won't see any until October. Just hoping people behave, could get ugly.
 
Not rain related, but some rain would be welcomed.
SF

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Puget Sound rivers are low low low. Many are in the 10th percentile or less. That means that in past years, on this date, flows have been higher than they are now 90% of the time or more.
 
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the hellish north wind has come early and stayed too long. Stones may hate the sun. For me, it's a dumb northerly. Which often means sun as well. So a twofer, hate the sun and the northerly....(source of clip, Cliff Mass blog)

It is interesting to me looking around Seattle how little love trees, plants and so on are getting from some judicious watering. Including from Seattle Parks and Rec who seem to have ratcheted down their watering at Green Lake at least

509 is right, kinda looking at a tinderbox scenario including urban areas. hopefully no easterly shows up.....

BTW anyone else notice how Cliff Mass seems to go out of his way to NOT implicate climate change in what seems to be increasingly strange PNW weather
 
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No rain, hot, windy with a bit of wildfire smoke and last night we had a power outage on the hottest day of the year.
Summer in the PNW. It will be fun they said……😂
SF
 
It is odd that not many home owners water their yards in the Seattle area. Lawns are no big deal, but trees, shrubs, and perennials need watering from time to time.

PS - The rainy season is about 60 days away.
 
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Nice having a July with pleasant cool temps!
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I took The Mountaineers Basic & Intermediate Climbing Courses back in 1973-1974. Before that it seemed that the best W WA (and Cascades) long-range weather forecasting expertise was either The Old Farmer's Almanac or tossing chicken bones. But we were given some good local weather forecasting tips in the Courses' Mountain Weather segments.

When in the mountains and unable to get a current NWS forecast, besides watching barometric changes on an altimeter (recommended kit and I always carried along with a map and compass to get precise position plots) a lenticular cloud over Mt Rainer was (and remains) a very accurate prediction of rain within 24 hours for the (Central & South) Cascades (and Puget - Willamette lowlands).

For long range forecasting to request PTO weeks to months in advance for multi-day climbing trips the tip was the last two weeks of July through the first two weeks of August were historically the driest days of the year. It made sense with Seafair being scheduled right in the middle of that time period. I believe it is still probably true.

IIRC a cooler summer was predicticted back in February. The OFA predicts cooler-than-normal temperatures specifically for Washington State this summer and if I can believe the weather app on my phone, there will not be much precip which seems typical but temps do look like they will be a little cool for Aug. One day will reach 85°F, with 16 more days reaching the low 80s.

Yet with many streams getting low and the lower temps, August may be a good time for me to get some work done around the property that I couldn't do in July because of stage musical rehearsals and shows. I do want to try getting a couple of high lakes trips in on the warmer days.
 
Brian Miller said:
IIRC a cooler summer was predicticted back in February. The OFA predicts cooler-than-normal temperatures specifically for Washington State this summer and if I can believe the weather app on my phone, there will not be much precip which seems typical but temps do look like they will be a little cool for Aug. One day will reach 85°F, with 16 more days reaching the low 80s.
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That may be cooler, but I’m not even a fan of that. If you could make it one day will reach 75° and 16 days reaching the low 70° that would be much preferable. 😉😂

If we can’t have rain, waking up every morning to this would be an acceptable alternative.
SF

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Our home on the Oregon Coast has been abnormally dry for the past few months (.02" so far for July). Yesterday, we had to head to California for our granddaughter's college send off on Saturday. Our place is in Yreka which is on the dry side of the Klamath Mountains. The summer weather is lovely on the Oregon Coast but I do miss summer thunderstorms. We had a good one yesterday - hail up to 1", and about 1.5" of rain in 45 min. Here's a quick video: Storm

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We have some damp surfaces and airborne moisture in West Seattle! But I don’t see it on the weather apps so it must not be real.

It smells great. The dogs spent extra time sniffing stuff this morning.
 
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