A hot, dry start to July in Washington gave way to more normal temperatures mid-month and even a few surprisingly cool days at the end. Overall, temperatures were well above normal.
Areas east of the Cascade Mountains generally saw no new records, but Mount Vernon, Wash., experienced the warmest month on record.
A historic streak of above normal temperatures continued in Washington in March – the fifth record warm month of the last nine months.
“Last month was again abnormally mild, and there was minimal frost during the final three weeks of March,” said Washington State University AgWeatherNet director Gerrit Hoogenboom.
PROSSER, Wash. – Don’t be fooled by the recent stretch of pleasant late-summer weather. Most of Washington’s 2012 summer weather featured conditions that ranged from bad to downright ugly. From the severe storms in mid-July to the raging wildfires and parching heat in August, a great diversity of weather concerns epitomized the summer season.
PROSSER, Wash.—Washington tree fruit growers are often at the mercy of Mother Nature when it comes to weather. Case in point: the severe thunderstorms of July 20 that, in some areas of south central Washington, battered apple crops with golf ball-sized hail, leaving some orchards with losses of 100 percent.
PROSSER, Wash. – Severe thunderstorms, torrential downpours, flash flooding, and large hail may sound like typical summer weather in the Midwest, but also aptly describes Washington’s July weather.
PROSSER, Wash. – While Washington has been spared the devastating droughts and fires that farmers and ranchers in other parts of the nation are contending with, the region has experienced damaging storms. The USDA reports that U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is using his authority to flex programs in order to provide relief for […]
PROSSER, Wash. – June weather in Washington was ‘déjà vu all over again.’ Despite early glimpses of summer in April and May, Washington weather regressed into a chilly spring during June, with conditions that were eerily reminiscent of 2011. “Many AgWeatherNet locations recorded temperatures of 2 to 3 degrees below average, along with unusually wet […]
PROSSER, Wash. – After 2011’s chilly spring temperatures, this spring was a relief to Washington’s growers. Although not unusually hot, the relative warmth was welcome, especially when compared to the record cold and the associated crop damage of last spring.
Editors Note: Interviews and video available for download (see below). PULLMAN, Wash. – Helping one of the largest wheat producing regions in the world mitigate and successfully adapt to climate change is the focus of research that scientists from the University of Idaho, Washington State University and Oregon State University will conduct with a five-year, […]