The 'Real' Autumn is Here

The second half of October was wet and wild. There was no shortage of rain and a couple of storms brought some serious winds along for the ride. But all that is so last month. While I am on the subject of last month here is the summary for October, 2014.

October turned out to be a tad warmer than average and loaded with nearly double my monthly average of the wet stuff. A whooping 7.33 inches of rain ended up in my rain gauge in contrast to a typical 4.15 inches. The wettest day was the 22nd with 2.01 inches and that was one of three days exceeding an inch. October had 17 days with precipitation and 10 sunny days.

Temps ran quite a bit warmer than normal with my lows averaging 50.32 degrees five above and highs averaging 65.30 which is four above. The warm day was the 6th with an 80.7 degree mark just one tenth of a degree warmer than second warmest the day before. The coldest afternoon high came on the 24th with a 53.7 reading. The coldest temp of the month was a warm 43.1 on the 2nd. The warmest overnight temp came on the 18th with a 55.2.

This October is officially the first in my 13 years at this location not to record a sub 40 degree temperature. Hmm, cold winter ahead? Warm winter? Ah who knows? The fall color is a little flat but I think it may just be a little late this year. The trees on Green Mountain are starting to flash some color. We will see. Get out and Soak it up, my friends; soak it up.

A Fabulous October is in the Books

Dougan Falls, October 29th

Another month is laid to rest and this time the outcome was amazing. This past October felt like it was warmer than average.  It wasn't. The average daily high was spot on my 12 year average of slightly above 60 degrees and the overnight lows were about 3 degrees colder than my average.

Perhaps it was the lack of rain that made October so delicious. Typically about 4 inches of rain falls in October but we had just a tad more than one inch. Many areas set daily high records on the 22nd. I had 71.2 that day which was slightly lower than my all time daily high of 72 on that date back in 2005. It is however a tie for the latest 70 degree day of the year. It is quite likely I won't see 70 again until late March or April.

The numbers looked like this. Average daily low of 41.19 and high of 60.08 against "normals" of 44.93 and 60.81. Coldest night was 30 degrees on the 29th. Coldest afternoon was the 2nd with 51.6. Hottest day was 72.6 on the 7th and the warmest overnight low was 47.1 on Halloween!

The wettest day was the 27th with three tenths and the total precipitation was a desert dry 1.09 inches.

Really, this was a pretty bland October, why the heck did it feel so awesome. Wait a minute, here is an interesting stat... wait for it now... here it comes... Great Scott, that's it! We had 18 days of sunshine! That just does not happen in October very often. The fall color has been a bit flat but the great yellow orb was most gracious with her extended participation in our weather. Oh yes my friends, soak it up!

October Rain

Hello Vancouver USA, Are you Soaking This Up?

It's 1:30 pm, the merc is soaring past the mid sixties and that magically rare 70 could possibly happen later on this afternoon. We have a sky full of blue and a raging star raining down warm rays of sunny goodness. You better be reading this on your mobile device so you can be... soaking it up my friends, soaking it up.