Even though the astronomical calendar says we still have 10 days to go, I think most of us in the Pacific Northwest can now agree that summer is over and done with. We’ve been having consistently cool nights for a couple weeks now, with temps dropping into the low 50s whenever there isn’t too much wind in the Gorge. This morning was the coolest so far, at 48. Yesterday’s high temp was only 73 in The Dalles, and 69 in…
The calendar has turned to September, and with it comes the end of summer – as least as weather geeks define it. Meteorological summer is defined as the entirety of June, July, and August in the northern hemisphere. This is done mainly for calendar convenience. If you go by daily average temperatures, then summer in the Pacific Northwest and Columbia Gorge, runs roughly from June 15 through September 15. Other parts of the country see summer “peak” a week or…