By Rod Hill on 2011-05-02
Adding to the weather record of this cool and wet spring:
1. Only 6 days reach 60 degrees through April 30th. This is the fewest on record at PDX. The old record was 9 days back in 1955.
2. Total rainfall for March & April combined: 11.47" / The old record was 10.87" in 1997
3. April rainfall 5.04": 3rd wettest April on record. Wettest is 5.26" in 1993
4. 3rd Coolest April High Temperature average: 56 degrees. Coldest is 55 degrees, 1955
5. 5th Coolest April Mean Temperature: 47.9 degrees. Coldest is 46.5 degrees, 1955
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PDX records for Portland date back to 1941.
Forecast charts continue to show a switch to more "normal" weather patterns in the coming weeks.
Wettest Water Year Since 1998- 99