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Meteorological Summer is Over… But Summer-Like Weather Continues

Although “traditional” or astronomical summer doesn’t end until September 22 (when fall begins), meteorological summer has officially ended. Meteorological summer spans the months of June through August. Meteorological seasons were created to help aid in keeping consistent climatological data that could accurately be compared from year to year (there’s some variation in astronomical seasons). More…

Summer Rain Making Brief Comeback

With an average total precipitation accumulation of 1.05 inches, the month of August is the second driest month of the year at Paine Field. At the time of writing this, the monthly total at KPAE is 0.51 inches, slightly behind the normal 0.56 inches. However, over the next few days, we could double our monthly…

Has Summer Finally Arrived in Western Washington?

After what has seemed like a dreadful start to summer (at least to some), it seems like summer has finally started in the area. Overall, since meteorological summer began in June, temperatures have been mostly in the 60s and low 70s, as illustrated in the figure below. In fact, at least at Paine Field, the…

April 2020 Recap and Stormy Weekend Potential

April 2020 is now in the books, and what a month it was (obviously not just relating to weather). We started the month with drier than normal conditions (you can read more about that here), and ended with slightly wetter than normal conditions. The graph below clearly supports that the total precipitation for the last…

Showery Saturday On Tap For Western Washington

After a wet Wednesday and some showers on Thursday, today has been a break in the rain. We are currently in between systems–but the break won’t last long. First, here’s an update on the monthly precipitation after this first system in a train of them expected to hit the area: Paine Field is only slightly…