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By Bob Valen 
Lifestyles 
April 17, 2013 
March on the dry side
The mean precipitation for March was 0.82 inches, though here at the home weather station we only received 0.36 inch, a huge variance from last year’s March total of 2.64 inches. What a difference...
By Bob Valen Lifestyles March 20, 2013 A dry February brings a warming trend
Dry indeed, February brought a parching 0.09 inch of precipitation that included 0.6 inch of fresh snow. The mean precipitation is 0.92 inch while we had a high of 3.58 inches back in 1940. Mean...
By Bob Valen Lifestyles February 20, 2013 
January generally normal
Reviewing data from the past four Januarys shows we didn’t have any changes from the normal. We had good, measurable snowfall this year (2013, 7.3 inches) and last (2012, 9.9 inches). Here’s how...
By Bob Valen Lifestyles January 16, 2013 December 2012 was warm and wet
Reviewing data sets for December 2011 and 2012 shows we were a bit warmer and wetter. Our low for December 2012 was 21.9°F compared to 2011, which was 16.4°F. That’s a 5.5 degree difference. The a...
By Bob Valen Lifestyles December 12, 2012 November leaves a touch of snow
Our snowfall certainly wasn’t anything to get too thrilled about. Over a two-day period, the Dec. 10-11, we got 1.9 inches of snowfall here at the home weather station. That’s slightly more than...
By Bob Valen Lifestyles November 14, 2012 Damp October brings November snow
If the presence of snow indicates winter’s arrival along with less daylight, I’d say winter is here. So far, here at the home weather station, we’ve had 1.9 inches of snow with rapid melt-off....
By Bob Valen Lifestyles October 10, 2012 About our splendid fall weather
The start of October has been really pleasant fall weather. It really is a nice treat. Our first recorded low back in the 30°F range occurred on Oct. 4. The last 30°F range low was way back on May...
By Bob Valen Lifestyles August 15, 2012 
A wet July brought damaging storms
We were visited by quite a nice line of thunderstorms on July 20. I watched these storms approach from the south that afternoon on the Spokane National Weather Service radar on their website. The...
By Bob Valen Lifestyles July 11, 2012 
Be careful out there, it’s finally hot
June came and went, squeezing out a high temperature of only 84.9°F that was the lowest high temperature for June in the past four years (1938 saw a record 105°F). The mean temperature for June is...
By Bob Valen Opinion June 13, 2012 A predicted drier summer
This past May brought us our third consecutive year with a below mean temperature for our region of Washington state. The mean for May is 58.5°F. Here is what I’ve recorded at the home weather...
By Bob Valen Lifestyles May 16, 2012 May fair weather
April brought us a wide spread of temperatures here at the home weather station. I recorded a low of 27.3°F (April 1) and a high of 84.6°F (April 23) for a spread of 57.3°F. Precipitation for...
By Bob Valen Lifestyles April 11, 2012 March ties a record- what will April bring?
April should usher in a respectable climb of warming temperatures. There is a nine-degree difference in mean temperatures from March (41.1°F) into April (50.1°F). Mean precipitation is the same at...
By Bob Valen Lifestyles March 14, 2012 Weather changeover for March
Generally we see a nice change in weather conditions as we watch March progress. Still, I would recommend being ready for winter-like conditions. In 1951 we had 9.8 inches of snow. Mean precipitation...
By Bob Valen Lifestyles February 8, 2012 February starts with more air stagnation
Finally, we got some respectable snowfall in January. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. The freezing rain on the other hand, is another matter. Here at the home weather station we had a total...
By Bob Valen Lifestyles January 11, 2012 Weather Watcher - Can January muster up some “real” snow
December left only 1.3 inches of new snow here at the home weather station; a real disappointment. December 2010 we had 7.8 inches of snow (2009: 2.6 and 2008: 21.1). Temperatures were mild as well. O...
