Warmest location in WA during winter months? (farmers, cities)

[Diana Holbrook]

Our big wind storms all come in winter. I don't think we've had a big wind event this winter.

[CrazyDonkey]

For those who are hawking the Tri-Cities for this:

Because of the persistent cold air in the Columbia Basin, the climatology of the region is one of great extremes.

Consider the average temperatures by month in the Tri-Cities. (below). December and January are cold, with temperatures averaging in the 30s. This is the season of the Columbia Basin low-level cold pool. But something wonderful happens in February. Increasing sun finally has an impact, warming the surface, increasing vertical mixing, and weakening/destroying the cold poor. Temperatures surge.

By March the cold pool is history and the Columbia Basin becomes warmer than western WA.

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/...cation-in.html

[grega94]

Originally Posted by Diana Holbrook

Our big wind storms all come in winter. I don't think we've had a big wind event this winter.

From personal experience our strongest storms come in November (it also happens to be the rainiest month), winter in comparison is just endless drizzle with some cold fronts and sun breaks mixed in.

[mayfair]

Originally Posted by grega94

From personal experience our strongest storms come in November (it also happens to be the rainiest month), winter in comparison is just endless drizzle with some cold fronts and sun breaks mixed in.

We often get wind storms throughout winter. Remember the Inauguration Day storm in January 93? Trees came down everywhere and we were out of power for 5 days.

[509]

Originally Posted by CrazyDonkey

For those who are hawking the Tri-Cities for this:

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/...cation-in.html

Nope...he is right.

I plant my tomatoes on March 1st. Earliest I have had ripe tomatoes is April 28th.

In eastern Washington, the weather is just awful from usually Thanksgiving to President's Day.

By March, it warms up. You can plant tomatoes on March 1st. You do need to protect them from the winds and you do need to raise the soil temperature to 70 degrees.

Electricity is so cheap, that I just ran heating cables throughout the garden. Never did notice the increase on my bill.

The garage blocked the cold, west winds.

[pnwguy2]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Brookings is going to be in the mid-to-high 60's next week. That's wild! But it's not a good thing; Humboldt and Del Norte are having an unusually dry winter, which is very concerning in terms of fire risk later in the year. If this becomes a trend--yikes! When rainforests start drying up, you know you're in deep trouble!

Actually Brookings is warmer than anywhere on the OR coast. 60’s are not abnormal.

[MtnSurfer]

Originally Posted by pnwguy2

Actually Brookings is warmer than anywhere on the OR coast. 60’s are not abnormal.

Yep, from what I've seen looking at historical data and experienced, its the warmest spot in the PNW during winter by a pretty wide margin. With upper 50s being the average daytime highs, it can fairly easily jump into the 60s in between winter storm bands. We've enjoyed a winter warm up trip down there which can be glorious outside.

Winter sunrise in shorts? No problem.







Side trip to the redwoods? Why the heck not? Who needs a jacket, anyway? Its only winter.







Colorful winter sunsets along the sand with mild evening temps? Of course.





Derek

[pnwguy2]

Originally Posted by CrazyDonkey

For those who are hawking the Tri-Cities for this:

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/...cation-in.html

This might be a good time to mention Tri-Cities got into the mid 60’s today. While winter here is not over, we tend to warm earlier than most locations east.

[fruityfred11]

Places like Long Beach, Port Townsend, and Downtown Seattle are probably gonna be your best bets when it comes to lacking freezing temperatures in the winter. The Urban Heat Island is obviously very prominent in Seattle, and it's a naturally milder location anyways with it being surrounded by water.

[pnwguy2]

70 in Tricities today. February 10th.