OK before we start talking weather, let’s review some rainfall from your friends and neighbors for November.
Claudia Chiasson, Carson, 7.24 inches; Rob Starr, Cougar, 12.02 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lake Shore, 3.26 inches; Dave Campbell, one mile west of Heisson, 3.58 inches; Larry Lebsack, Barberton, 3.85 inches; Phil Delany, above Dole Valley, 8.60 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 3.75 inches; Judy Darke, Felida, 4.20 inches; Ellen Smart, Ridgefield, 3.50 inches; Matt Sloan, west Vancouver Heights, 1.91 inches; Bob Mode, Minnehaha, 3.07 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 3.70 inches; Murphy Dennis, Rawson Road near Clark Rifles, 6.41 inches; Irv St. Germain, Prune Hill, 4.31 inches; and Bill Sobolewski, Livingston Mountain, 6.49 inches. Our friend Roland Dersken in Vancouver, B.C., had 11.29 inches. The official rainfall for Vancouver USA was 2.37 inches, 3.54 inches below average.
It was interesting to note that most weather observers had less rain than in October, while others had a little more. Most all were way below their averages for November. The heaviest amount, from Bob Starr in Cougar, was 12.02 inches but far less than his average of 20 inches. It appeared the bulk of November storms stayed to our north with Roland Dersken’s rainfall amount of over 11 inches in Vancouver, B.C. He said that may sound like a lot but it was only his 10th wettest in 45 years of weather observations.
So far this month we are running at the same pace as October and November, with only 1.10 inches in the rain gauge here in Vancouver, which is 1.25 inches below average. We have more rain on the way the next week or so; hopefully we’ll end up with a more normal rainfall for the month.
