Before time slips away, let’s review rainfall from November.
OK, rainfall from your friends and neighbors. Claudia Chiasson, Carson, 11.94 inches; Rob Starr, Cougar, 17.16 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lake Shore, 5.92 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 7.03 inches; Judy Darke, Felida, 6.30 inches; Ellen Smart, Ridgefield, 5.70 inches; Bob Mode, Minnehaha, 5.17 inches; Dave Campbell, one mile west of Heisson, 11.36 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 9.71 inches; Jim Knoll. Five Corners, 7.84 inches; Irv St. Germain, Prune Hill, 6.75 inches; Larry Lebsack, Barberton area, 6.60 inches; Murphy Dennis, Rawson Road, 10.95 inches; and Bill Sobolewski, Livingston Mountain, 7.30 inches. The rainfall for Vancouver was 5.45 inches, .46 inch below average.
Exciting weather Monday as an active cold front finally pushed through the Northwest. At 5 p.m. Monday it was snowing in Bellingham, the Olympic Peninsula, some of the San Juans and had changed to snow in Everett. Seattle was probably next.
It was a balmy 62 degrees here in Vancouver at 1 p.m. Monday, breaking the old record of 61 degrees, and then the front moved closer and the rain began and the temperature was falling. Strong gusty winds from the south switched to the west-northwest and yep, you could feel the cooler air rushing inland Monday evening.
We had the first half of the Pineapple Express on Sunday with nearly an inch and a half of rain falling here in the city but twice that in the foothills to our east. Local streams were running high and muddy. Salmon Creek was the color of gravy. Lots of rain and some snowmelt from the higher elevations to our east. I saw some pictures of the Lewis River and many of the waterfalls had almost filled in the river with the water so high.
We dry out today through early Christmas Day and then more showers arrive Friday. East winds will blow and add a wind chill. Winter arrived on Monday with vengeance and will be felt all week. Bundle up.
