By Rod Hill on 2012-03-19
Who can forget March of 2011. PDX set records for the number of days with measurable rainfall at 28 & number of consecutive days with rain at 23. Total precipitation for the month was 6.43", which was good for 5th place on the all-time list. The wettest March at PDX, (records date to 1941), was 7.52" back in 1957.
To date, PDX has 3.95" of precipitation and counting. Normal for the entire month is 3.71 inches. The number of days with measurable rainfall so far is 12. Forecast charts show another 1-2" of rain this coming week, which would put us in range of last year's wet March total. So far this month, PDX has recorded at least a trace of snow 4 days - likely not a record, but certainly unusual! April 9th, back in 1980 did record a trace of snow, (in case you are wondering).
Let's hope April is not a repeat of last spring, when the wet pattern continued and the month saw 5.04" of rain, good for 3rd wettest at PDX!
Spring begins, Tuesday March 20th.
Various Snow Reports