Weather Eye: A look back, and a Thanksgiving poem for all of you

Happy Thanksgiving! Today was forecast to be a wet, breezy and cool day, a great opportunity for most to be warm and cozy inside with family and friends. We have plenty to be thankful for.

Do you remember the weather last Thanksgiving in Clark County? It was warm, with a high of 63 degrees, and Vancouver was 1 degree short of the record set in 1939.

How about Thanksgiving 2016? Stormy and wet. More than 2 inches of rain fell, sometimes blowing sideways with 30 mph winds. We had nearly a third of what rain fell all month in just that one day.

The year before, we fared much better with at least some dry weather. The high was about average at 50 degrees, but the low was a chilly 22 degrees in Vancouver, even colder in the outlying areas.

I want to offer my annual Thanksgiving poem: “I look up at the sky and give thanks for the rain, hail, and snows; to fulfill our needs as only our creator knows. We complain about the heat, the cold, and the rain; but we’re given a variety to keep us sane. The dark clouds may come, but a rainbow will appear, to comfort and tell us our creator is near. We’re given the seasons- summer, fall, winter, and spring; each with their own weather they do bring. Symbolizing a beginning, growth, and death. But the wind keeps on blowing and never runs out of breath. We have acquired the knowledge of the sky, and will keep on learning, that’s no lie. As a shower that moves through and off to the east, this I would like to say at least: “Have a great Thanksgiving and a wonderful feast.”

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at http://patricktimm.com.

Related Stories