Before I talk turkey, I want to share October’s excessive rainfall reports from your friends and neighbors so you can see why we had rain nearly every day and puddles galore. Claudia Chiasson, Carson, 20.82 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 9.93 inches; Bob Starr, Cougar, 32.60 inches; Phil Delany, above Dole Valley, 23.10 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lake Shore, 9.11 inches; Pete Conrad near Tukes Mountain, 10.39 inches; Merle Moore, two miles west of Yacolt, 17.03 inches; Judy Darke, Felida, 9.00 inches; Larry Lebsack, Barberton, 9.23 inches; Ellen Smart, Ridgefield, 8.65 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 10.26 inches; Bob Mode, Minnehaha, 8.75 inches; Murphy Dennis, Rawson Road near Clark County Rifles, 17.04 inches; Tom Dixon, Amboy, 17.70 inches; Irv St. Germain, Prune Hill, 8.77 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 13.27 inches; and Roland Derksen, Vancouver, British Columbia, 9.37 inches. The official rainfall for Vancouver was 8.22 inches, 5.15 inches above average — our wettest October.
We had some decent rain late Tuesday into Wednesday. Vancouver’s rainfall as of 3 p.m. Wednesday was 2.46 inches, still about four tenths of an inch below average. Snow fell at pass levels yesterday with 3 to 6 inches at the 4,000 foot elevation and a foot at higher ski areas. A nice start!
Don’t get too excited as we will dry out today and tomorrow. The next batch of moisture will be this weekend into next week. Snow levels will rise above passes and be at 5,000-6,000 feet. So traveling through Tuesday over the mountains shouldn’t be problem. As we get closer to Thanksgiving Day, next Wednesday the heavy travel day, we will see snow showers drop back down to pass levels. Factor that in your plans. We have time to talk more about that.
We had such warm weather in October I saw many in shorts and T-shirts. Yesterday, I saw more coats being worn. Did it feel chilly to you? At midday Wednesday, it had only reached 51 degrees here in Vancouver. As we dry and clear out overnight, I suspect areas away from the east winds to have a good frost, maybe 32 degrees or lower.