Well, we finally broke the all-time record for the most 90-degree days in one year. Tuesday Vancouver had a high of 94 degrees, making it the 28th day of 90 degrees or higher in 2018. The old record was 27 days in 1906. At 4 p.m. Wednesday, it was 90 degrees, so we add another for a total of 29 days. Remarkable to say the least.
Now that it is in the record books for safe keeping, we can focus on cooler, cloudier, smoke-free weather. We will add a few showers in there for good measure, and everyone will be happy, right?
The plan goes like this: Marine air rushes inland today, pushing smoke eastward and also pushing away the hot air mass that has plagued us for some time. A large area of low pressure will set up off our coastline and a series of weak weather systems will move through. Some moisture is modeled by forecast charts to entail some moisture from remnants of old typhoons Cimaron and Soulik. Now, I don’t expect any frog stranglers, but you never know; over the weekend or Monday we could get a short blast of rain. I know the mountains and coast will. This is such good news for all the hundreds of fires in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia.
Now don’t fret, this isn’t the end of summerlike weather just because we have clouds, a great chance for some measurable rainfall and highs in the 66- to 75-degree range. Looking ahead as September wanders in, I think we have some sunny and warm weather back to the low 80s. Right now, I’m thinking Labor Day weekend will be pleasant and dry. Let’s hope so.
