Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
October is a month of changes. Leaves turn from green to red, the weather turns from sunny to stormy, and the Mariners – at least for the last 21 years – hang up their cleats until the following spring. But not this year! We’ve just gone through one of the driest summers and early autumns […]
Monday, August 31, 2015 1:14 pm I’ll just cut to the chase here… Saturday’s storm destroyed my weather station at our house on Whidbey Island. Before the storm, there were three cups on the anemometer. Now, there are two, and the station is not reporting. It was never very reliable anyway, but now it is […]
Thursday, September 4, 2014 4:14 pm Custer’s Last Stand – Mort Kunstler I had to do some refreshing on my American history to remember what Custer’s Last Stand was. I did some research, and it turns out that this Custer guy really hated Indians, so he decided to fight some (specifically the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, […]
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 7:30 p.m. Here comes the sun… not. Although you wouldn’t know it, we are actually well above average for rainfall this month (and, come to think of it last month was above average in the rainfall department as well). This is due to Sea-Tac accumulating 0.50 inches of rain on the […]
Thursday, August 21, 2014 11:03 p.m. We “only” reached 70 degrees today. At 6 degrees below average for a high temperature, it’s fairly cool, but not extraordinarily so. The last time we didn’t hit 70 was on July 24th, meaning it’s been nearly a month of consecutive 70 degree-or-higher days, with some days much higher […]
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 5:26 p.m. The last (days of) summer. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Picture URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_Ultima_cena_-_ca_1975.jpg From an astronomical, meteorological, and metaphorical point-of-view, His last meal is Friday night. Granted, Summer isn’t quite emanating brilliance like Mr. Christ in Leo’s little sketch, but just like Christ, He doesn’t have that much longer to live. I’ll […]
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 12:06 A.M. Us meteorologists like to joke that summer starts on July 5th. Well this year, that actually looks like it will be the case. Independence Day won’t be bad at all. We’ll start off with some clouds in the morning but quickly warm up to around 70 or so. The […]
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 4:15 P.M. Greetings my friends! Recently, we’ve seen a gradual transition to fall from summer. The days are getting shorter, and they are also getting cloudier and rainier. Up until now, though, we’ve been in pretty good shape. Unfortunately for you sun fans, this rain coming in today will be the […]
Thursday, July 15, 2010 9:52 A.M. It’s hard to believe that only a few weeks ago we were wondering if we were ever going to reach 75 degrees for a high. I, for one, was hoping for us to stay at 74 for the rest of the summer. In other words, have a nice, comfortable […]
