We did it, folks! Vancouver has a new record to place in the books. This past April was the driest ever recorded at .33 of an inch of precipitation, which surpassed the old record of .39 of an inch in 1939. Reliable weather records go back to 1896, so that is quite an accomplishment, in my opinion.
Of course, we really need the rain, and we are almost running out of time before the dry summer months of June, July and August are upon us. This week, we may see some showers, but most of the week will have partly cloudy or partly sunny skies. We could see a few showers Tuesday and Thursday.
Bottom line: Even if we get some showers this week, at this point I don’t see any heavy downpours to help relieve us of the dry conditions. With such a dry start to spring, we will sooner or later be concerned about the water supplies come summer.
Hopefully, there will be enough snow in the mountains to fill the reservoirs in northern Oregon. The farther south in Oregon you go, the worst drought conditions will be due to less snowpack. The Washington Cascades are near normal and actually above normal northward toward Puget Sound.
