Last Night's Rain

Another Alaskan cold front quickly dropped moderate to heavy rain and whipped gusty winds through our neighborhoods overnight. 

High pressure brings sunshine and dry weather back to our forecast today and tomorrow.

Look for more rain Friday.

Perfect Pet - Friday, March 5th

Now and then we get an animal for Perfect Pet and I can not understand why they haven't been adopted.  Shirley surely personifies this most. 

Shirley is a sweet and vivacious girl who thrives on love and attention. This social butterfly loves to make new friends, be they human or canine, and will happily cuddle up with you after a day of adventure. She's been around the block enough times to know what's expected of her in a home environment, so she won't need too much training once she knows your house rules. For this reason and because of her sweet personality she would make a good pet for a first time dog owner, family with kids, or both.

Come and meet Shirley at the East Bay SPCA in Oakland.
8323 Baldwin St.
Oakland, CA  94621.
510.569.0702

Winter Temperatures Across America

The El Nino induced active weather pattern keeping us wet this winter also kept the rest of our country busy.  The constant wave of storms held temperatures below average in the majority of our lower 48 states. 

Below is the city, it's average high temperature for this winter and how it compares to average.

Atlanta
40.2° (-4.7°)

Brownsville, TX
59.1° (-2.0°)

Denver
27.8° (-3.0°)

Los Angeles
57.4° (-0.2°)

Miami
66.7° (-1.7°)

Minneapolis
16.6° (-0.6°)

New Orleans
50.1° (-4.3°)

Oklahoma
35.8° (-3.6°)

Omaha
19.2° (-5.8°)

Philadelphia
33.8° (-1.0°)

Phoenix
56.7° (-0.5°)

St. Louis
30.5° (-2.4°)

Caribou, ME
21.0° (+8.0)

Detroit
27.4° (+0.3°)

Portland
42.3° (+1.3°)

Seattle
43.8° (+2.6°)  

Record Rainfall Yesterday

A morning cold front followed by an upper level low pressure in the afternoon brought showers and thunderstorms to our neighborhoods yesterday. 

 
One-day record rainfall totals were set at San Francisco and Oakland International Airports (the number in green).  The number and year of the previous record are listed in parenthesis below the new record.

March - What Temperatures to Expect.

Our march toward warmer weather continues this month.  While lows only warm a couple of degrees, the longer day (we gain 1 hour, 13 minutes and 3 seconds of daylight) and higher sun angle (44.9° to 56.6°) help our afternoons gain nearly 3 - 5° of warmth.

March's Average HIGH and LOW TEMPERATURES from 1st - 31st.

Gilroy:
65.6°/42.5°
69.8°/43.5°
(+4.2/+1.0)

Hollister:
64.4°/36.3°
68.9°/37.1°
(+4.5/+0.8)

Kentfield:
63.4°/43.7°
68.0°/44.2°
(+4.6/+0.5)
 
Livermore:
63.8°/41.8°
68.6°/42.7°
(+4.8/+0.9)

Oakland:
62.4°/48.7°
65.1°/49.7°
(+2.7/+1.0)

Monterey:
61.9°/45.5°
63.3°/45.7°
(+1.4/+0.2)

Napa:
64.3°/42.8°
68.5°/43.5°
(+4.2/+0.7)
  
Redwood City:
63.7°/43.7°
67.9°/44.7°
(+4.2/+1.0)

Richmond:
63.0°/46.4°
65.7°/47.7°
(+2.7/+1.3) 

San Francisco:
61.4°/49.1°
63.3°/49.5°
(+1.9/+0.4)

SFO:
60.5°/46.5°
63.1°/47.1°
(+2.6/+0.6)

San Rafael:
62.8°/44.8°
67.2°/45.9°
(+4.4/+1.1)

San Jose:
64.0°/45.9°
68.4°/46.9°
(+4.4/+1.0)

Perfect Pet - Friday, February 26, 2009

 
Say hello to Niko and Mei Mei.  They are a wonderful pair of bonded Chihuahuas from the Peninsula Humane Society.  Niko and Mei Mei will win your heart and make you smile! 

Mei Mei is a 1.5-year-old white female.  Mei Mei is partially blind but is very active and will bound along after you for treats and pets – you can hardly tell she has a disability.

Niko is the red/brown male and is almost 2-years-old.  Niko is fascinated with tennis balls even though they are only a little smaller than his head. 

This kind and playful pair must go home together. They can be adopted by a first time pet owner ready for their high energy level. Also, part of their adoption requires mandatory training. They can live with other resident dogs and possibly other pets. Children in the home must be 10 & older.  Come see these two - we rarely get a bonded pair, so this is an opportunity to get "twice the love".  Their ID's are A463096 and A466082.

Peninsula Humane Society
12 Airport Blvd
San Mateo, CA 94401-1098
(650) 340-7022

Bay Area Air Quality this Winter

The Winter Spare the Air season runs from November 1^st through the end of February. 

So far this year, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued seven Winter Spare the Air alerts.  Thanks to the nearly constant parade of storms and the clean air they bring, the Bay Area has experienced only 6 days with poor air quality. 

We average 15 to 20 "Spare the Air" alerts per season.

Record Low Maximum Temperatures Yesterday

An all-day rain held our temperatures well below average yesterday afternoon.

 
San Francisco, Mountain View, and Santa Rosa either tied or set a new record low maximum temperature(also called, record cold high temperature).

San Francisco:  59° (tied) - 59° in 1969

Mountain View:  53° (new) - 54° in 2001

Santa Rosa:  49° (new) - 51 in 1916

High Altitude Wind Turbines

You can see ground-based wind driven electric generators around the Bay.  What if you could tether a wind turbine 6 miles into the sky where jet stream winds blow constantly and contain more energy than civilization needs.  Tonight, on ABC 7 News at 6 PM, I will show you this.

Weather Radar Sites

I would like to know the location of your radar. 

Thank you,

James

Hi James,

Live Doppler 7 HD is located on Mt. St. Helena in the North Bay. An ideal spot for winter storms sliding south from Alaska. We also utilize The National Weather Service radar on Mt. Umunhum for storms coming from the south.

Mike