Numerous sites around us have already reached their water-year totals for 2017. Put another way, if it stops raining now we would still be above normal
in September! Our site agrees with this as we are 3" above our computed Oct-Sep average right now, and another inch should fall through tomorrow. Quite amazing, and difficult to bear - even for the Pacific NW this has been an exceptionally cloudy stretch of months.
If you're seeking geekier details with charts and stats,
the CliffMass blog is where you should be!
Our season has turned, however, with crocus daffodils and our first hummingbird sighting. The days are longer, though still wet and grey. You can watch it rain longer with the extra daylight though, and no doubt the rain-drops are a bit warmer.
This too shall pass!
4/20 update:
from fox12 weather 'blog, speaking for Portland:
"WE’VE NEVER GONE THIS FAR INTO THE SPRING SEASON WITHOUT HITTING 65 DEGREES."
Ouch/brr..
