The following article was written by Michael Fagin. Fagin is an operational meteorologist providing weather forecasts to clients in the Pacific Northwest and providing custom forecast for groups climbing Mt. Everest and other major peaks. Fagin is also a travel writer with a focus on weather and wine. Read other articles by Fagin here. 

Halfway through summer and with harvest about a month out, it’s time to take a look at recent temperature and precipitation trends. We also look at changes in drought conditions since our last report and potential longer-term weather patterns.

Recent temperature trends

Since our update this past April, the temperature trends can be split into two segments, spring and summer.

For much of the period of March 1^st through May 31^st, there was a cool spring pattern, as outlined in the map below for the Tri-Cities Area, WA. (NOAA is the source).

The blue bars are observations. Brown colors represent the average temperature range. Temperatures were generally at or below normal.

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