November arrived in the same fashion as October, leaving us with plenty of clouds and rain. Chilly temperatures were running far below normal. We finished October with 3.14 inches of rain in Vancouver compared to the average of 3.41 inches. Despite the cooler temperatures late in the month, Vancouver managed an average mean temperature of 55.8 degrees compared to the normal of 54.2 degrees. A little drier than normal and a little warmer than normal, too.
All in all, it was a spooktacular Halloween night with gusty winds, rain, hail and leaves swirling through the air near the midnight hour.
The weekend will continue to have rain showers here in the lowlands with snow in the higher mountain elevations. Our high temperature the next several days is forecast to run a little below the average of 58 degrees.
I noticed driving around the county that our local rivers and streams are now at seasonal level with a good freshet from the rains the past few days. Salmon Creek was flowing nicely and the East Fork of the Lewis River in La Center was nearly full and looked more like late autumn.
