It was cool and cloudy today with temps struggling to get much above 50 degrees here in the valley. Meanwhile it was more like a late summer day east of the Cascades with temps in the low 70s in a few spots! This temperature map tells the story pretty well.
And in case you needed more proof of the warm weather over there, check out these web cam pics from earlier today.
After a very wet September, we have been stuck in an unusually dry pattern, in fact Salem has had less than half an inch of rain over the past 20 days. Very dry for this time of year. Looking ahead we slowly return to a more typical wet pattern over the next 7 days.
Notice I don’t have very many days highlighted green which means I’m not as confident about this forecast. The biggest issue is the fog. I see The Weather Channel and a number of weather apps are calling for highs Sunday and Monday in the low 60s. I’m more than willing to be wrong on this one if it means we see temps in the 60s with sunshine, but I’m not holding my breath, and experience tells me the fog more often than not wins out this time of year…
The rest of the week will be damp with a few weak storms bringing light rain to the area. A sorta “meh” type of weather pattern.
In other news October was chilly, especially when compared to normal October weather. Salem ended the month 3.58°F below normal.
Temperature
Warmest high temp was 71° October 7th
Coldest high temp was 50° October 29th
Warmest low temp was 52° October 21st
Coldest low temp was 24° October 31st
7 days with lows at or below freezing.
5 days above normal.
4 day right at normal.
22 days below normal.
Precipitation
Precipitation fell 11 days.
The wettest day was October 18th with .68” of rain.
Summary
October averaged 3.58°F below normal.
We ended the month with 2.52” of precipitation which is a bit drier the normal October amount of 3.03”.
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