Local Weather Extremes

• 1998:
  • Jan-February: Very mild with only 5 days in the period
    that didn't reach above 45 degrees.
    Thank you El Nino
  • March 11: 71 degrees - ties record high
  • April 1-15: Coldest average temperature ever during this period
  • May 8-17: Icky weather: Highs never about 55
  • Mostly Miserable May:
    • Eugene Record 24 hr rainfall on May 29: 1.05 inches
    • Salem new record rainfall for month: 5.55 inches
    • Portland new record rainfall for month: 5.55 inches
    • Measureable precip 22 out of 31 days in Eugene
    • 14 days with highs less than 60 for Eugene
    • 4 days with highs over 70 for Eugene
  • Intense Thermal heat low invades the valley
    Record Highs: July 26 = 102; July 27 = 105
  • Zero precip: July and August
  • September Heat Wave: Aug 31-Sept 3: 97;97;94;95
  • New Drought Record: 84 days: June 26 - Sept 15
  • Deep Freze: Dec 20-23; 14,12,12,10
  • Pineapple Express Dec 27-28: 3.61 inches of rain in 30 hours