Our monthly report from Al Latham here in Jefferson County. Always a fun and interesting read!
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Greetings and happy La Nina spring from http://www.cocorahs.org station WA-JF-1 located 5.1 miles south of the Chimacum metropolis.
As Mark Twain said “In spring I have counted 136
kinds of weather inside of 24 hours”… That pretty well describes the past March.
We recorded 2.42″ rain here with 3.8″ average.
For the water year so far we accumulated 23.84″ with 25.2″ being our average.
La Nina means cooler/wetter winter/spring. It has
definitely been cooler around here but we haven’t experience more
rainfall – except for January of course, but that’s ancient history.
According to http://www.cliffmass.blogspot.com “Most of western Washington, Oregon, California, and the southwest states were more than 2F cooler than normal. Chilling statistics”.
NOAA Climate Prediction Center is forecasting cooler
temps for the next 3 months but they are on the fence about weather it will be wetter, drier or normal rain wise.
So that’s it for now – enjoy whatever weather we get, but don’t put those tomatoes out too soon! Al
“April’s air stirs in
Willow leaves…a butterfly
Floats and balances” Basho
What do you call it when you get mugged on the vernal equinox?
The first robbin of spring!
When all the world appears to be in tumult, and
nature itself is feeling the assault of climate change, the seasons
retain their essential rhythm.
Yes, fall gives us a premonition of winter,
but the, winter, will be forced to relent,
once again
to the new beginnings of soft greens, longer light, and the sweet air of spring! Madeline M. Kunin
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