I certainly didn’t see a lamb Monday but there must have been one somewhere wandering through a local neighborhood as sunny skies rain down upon us and 60 degrees for the afternoon high temperature. Yep, March came in like a lamb.
Last year, March came in like a sheep as well, although I bet the sheep had a double coat of wool with a high and low of 47 and 33 degrees in Vancouver. Two days later, it was 60 degrees. It is officially spring for us weather folks and we welcome it with wide open arms for sure. Let’s bring on some warm and sunny days. I saw a few of you putting around in the yard Monday.
Nine years ago on March 1, many county residents woke up to snow. Camas had 3 inches and Phil Delany above Dole Valley had 10 inches on the ground. Murphy Dennis near Clark County Rifles had 11.5 inches. So, it could have been much worse. We also had a little snow in 2011 on the first of March in parts of Vancouver.
Spring fever? Before we get too excited, March is a fickle month weather-wise. The atmosphere likes to warm but cold storms from the north still bear down upon us. We will see one of those at the end of the week with periods of rain and mountain snow Friday through Sunday.
