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Weather Eye: Check out ‘super full moon’ amid chilly weather

By Patrick Timm for The Columbian
Published: February 19, 2019, 6:03am

The weather this week is another round of lackluster events. Some rain and snow mixed early today and maybe again on Friday, showers or rain in between and also some dry weather. No real chance of snow covering the ground here at city levels but better chances in Las Vegas. Go figure.

I did get a few reports of wet snowflakes Saturday and several inches falling on the hills above Battle Ground, Hockinson and the Camas/Washougal areas. Not done with winter quite yet are we?

Not much has changed since we chatted on Sunday, highs this week in the 40-45-degree range and lows in the 30-35-degree range. I’m still looking toward warming temperatures and some sunshine but not this week. We may have to wait until March rolls in like a lamb. Fingers crossed.

So far this month, Vancouver is doing well in the precipitation department with 3.07 inches in the rain gauge. That is about a quarter inch above average for a change. The average mean temperature is 6.1 degrees below average and one of the coldest Februaries since 1989. The average mean temperature is 36.9 degrees. Chilly, had enough?

February is downright cold, Vancouver had six days where high temperatures didn’t even get out of the 30s. Also, two days with lows at 20 degrees, February 6 and 7.

I see today we have another “super full moon,” the Snow Moon is the name for February because of heavy snow that is usually on the ground (someplace). It will be 221,734 miles from Earth, and is full at 7:53 a.m. today but would be visible to our east this evening if we didn’t have clouds and rain hanging around. According to one source I read, it will be the brightest moon this year and until 2026.

The first day of meteorological spring is only ten days away and daylight saving time is only 20 days from now. Believe me, I’m ready. So let us get through the remainder of chilly February with high hopes of a warm spring. The birds, frogs and, of course, you and I will be singing.

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