Have you noticed the recent series of beautiful sunsets and gorgeous sunrises? This is not supposed to happen yet. We are still in the cold heart of a winter month. February is only supposed to be a little bit brighter because its days are getting longer. But what's happening instead? Spring is really in the air. Joe Zagrodnik, a blogger and young atmospheric scientist, writes: "Here we are, one week into February, and the PNW.
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2021 continues throwing us for a loop in terms of weather, doesn’t it? The rain keeps piling up, and to make things interesting, we had a decent windstorm thrown into the mix.
Through the first 13 days of the year, Paine Field has accumulated a whopping 5.36 inches of rainfall a staggering 14.87% of the normal annual rainfall. This total could be higher, too, if we hadn’t been caught in the Olympic rain shadow. By comparison, Sea-Tac Airport has seen 7.53 inches of rain in the same time frame.
Then came the windstorm that took quite a few people by surprise. Significant windstorms over our region require a perfect setup, which can be read about in a prior article here. In that article, I mentioned how our windstorms tend to occur when a low pressure center crosses over the southern tip of Vancouver Island, with the most significant storms having deep low pressure centers. Below is the surface analysis for the storm from la
Lowland snow and record-high temps: The numbers behind a wild first day of winter
By Q13 News Staff
Sunny skies Tuesday after wild weather Monday
The first day of winter brought record high temperatures, gusty winds, lots of rain and even lowland snow!
SEATTLE - Winter kicked off with a wild start in Western Washington!
On Monday, we saw a record-high of 59 degrees at Sea-Tac Airport and a record 1.64 inches of rain. It was followed by a dusting of snow! It s only the fifth time in recorded history that Sea-Tac got snow on the same day the high temperature was above 50 degrees, according to Joe Zagrodnik with WSU AgWeatherNet.
Same December 21, 2020 (3:26 pm)
Same on harbor Ave in front of active space and north toward Saltys
WSB December 21, 2020 (3:29 pm)
Thank you!
KJ December 21, 2020 (3:31 pm)
Couldn’t get a great picture, but here’s from the other side of Avalon. Water gushing onto the field
Same December 21, 2020 (3:38 pm)
It’s really bad……….over the sidewalks now
Lives in the Past December 21, 2020 (3:42 pm)
I would highly encourage everyone to avoid Westbound Chelan under the bridge. There are 2.5 ft of water in the right lane.
AM December 21, 2020 (3:42 pm)
CA & Holly by the McDonalds is also flooding.
Ben December 21, 2020 (3:47 pm)
Genesee between the skatepark and Avalon is completely flooded at the low point golf course surprised my car didn’t get stuck. Be careful!