Linda Weiford is a writer in Moscow, Idaho, who’s also a weather geek. Nic Loyd is a meteorologist in Washington state. Right now, models are suggesting we’ll get plenty of both in the coming weeks.Īfter a coronavirus-driven “winter of discontent,” it’s just what we need to nourish the flowers and our spirits. The fashionably late rain we got will certainly help, but warm temperatures and sunshine also contribute to their blooming. Then, a cool and somewhat rainy weather pattern got underway.Īs April draws to a close, what about May’s flowers? Incredibly, even Seattle and Portland experienced back-to-back weeks of dry conditions. This year, a high pressure system over the Pacific Northwest was responsible for the the dry weather we enjoyed the first three weeks of the month. The polar opposite of 1956 is 1893, when nearly 4 inches of rain fell in Spokane, making it the wettest April on record for the area. This April’s precipitation is well past that mark, which is a good thing for area farmers. The driest April on record occurred in 1956, when the Spokane area received only 0.08 of an inch of rain. That same April, Spokane broke a record for its wettest season (measured from October to April) since precipitation measurements started being taken in 1881.Īlthough April 2020’s dryness is considered unusual, thanks to the late-arriving cushion of moisture, it’s not extreme. In April 2017 – on the heels of the second wettest March on record – 14 days of measurable rainfall was reported in Spokane, bringing that month’s total to 1.6 inches. Last year, Spokane International Airport recorded 1.47 inches for the month, compared to less than a half-inch this time around. This kind of weather would barely raise an eyebrow in June, but not so much in April. And even then, it amounted to a mere 0.15 of an inch.īasically, dry spells with sporadic days of light rain dominated the Inland Northwest. With the exception of a light mix of rain and sleet that fell in Spokane on April 5 and some drizzle on April 15, harder rainfall didn’t arrive until April 22. While better late than never, it still added up to a relatively dry month. Given that guidance, his general audience next Wednesday has been canceled.Mother Nature finally remembered the part about April showers bringing May flowers. Last Sunday, for the first time in his pontificate, he did not pray the prayer to the Virgin Mary in public, having been told by medics to take care and not stand for too long, following his operation. On Sunday, Francis is to say the Angelus prayer again before the faithful in St Peter’s Square. He will now resume the audiences that had previously been cancelled. Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year All-Time Recorded Low The lowest temperature ever recorded in Spokane, Washington was -25 F which occurred on December 30, 1968. The pontiff’s doctors said the operation went smoothly and he tolerated the general anaesthetic well.īefore his operation last Thursday, many Catholics were concerned about the latest, urgent operation partly due to fears as to how well the pope would tolerate the anaesthetic. All-Time Recorded High The highest temperature ever recorded in Spokane, Washington was 109 F which occurred on June 29, 2021. “He will now become a stronger pope,” Alfieri said. The doctor explained that the procedure – a laparotomy, to treat a hernia in the abdomen – would reduce the pain he was suffering. He is now “even better able than before” to travel to these places as problems he used to have are gone, said his surgeon, Sergio Alfieri. The pope’s next trip abroad is scheduled for August, to mark World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, followed by Mongolia later that month. He also prays there before and after making journeys. He prayed there after two previous hospital stays, in 2021 following intestinal surgery and more recently in April after pneumonia. He later went to pray in the papal basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. “I’m still alive,” he said, smiling and relieved, before heading back to the Vatican. He spoke briefly with reporters outside the entrance to the hospital. Seated in a wheelchair, he waved to onlookers as he was leaving the Gemelli Hospital, where he underwent surgery to prevent an intestinal obstruction. ROME – Pope Francis is back at the Vatican after being discharged from a hospital in Rome on Friday following an operation on his abdomen.
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