By Rod Hill on 2009-12-26
The clear sky Christmas day in Portland was a rare treat. The last year the Rose City had even partly cloudy skies on Christmas day was back in 2001. It has been more than 10 years since clear skies started and finished the holiday. By the way, with January 10th only 16 days away, it is interesting to note that the last decade has generally seen a lack of big storms and below average moisture the back half of January and the month of February. In other words, if the trend continues the worst of winter may be nearly over! To date the water year since Oct. 1st has had 10.88" of rain. The deficit is -2.11 inches. (PDX)
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