Chasing Normal

Is anything or anyone normal? That is a lengthy discussion to be had. In the weather world there's an almanac that keeps track of daily and monthly normals for us and guess what... we are starting another month with below normal high temperatures. So far we had two days at or above the daily normal.  May 1st is the day we were a whooping 1 degree F above normal at 62 degrees at SeaTac, our official record keeping site for Seattle. The daily normal jumps to 62 degrees on May 2nd and slowly increases to 67 degrees by the end of May. Which in the near future seems unobtainable, but we are caught up to April's normal high temperatures :)

The one month outlook for May 2011 from the National Weather Service has a big old B for below normal over the Pacific Northwest stretching east. These are probabilities and it seems like the first half of May is deserving of a B. Sun and warm weather lovers please don't be discouraged, there will be nice days peppered in I promise.

The bite for today. Cold rain. No joke. After the cold frontal band of rain passes this afternoon cooler air and showery weather from the Gulf of Alaska will follow. Tarps is a must for those with outdoor activities.