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Powerful Pacific storms strike the region. Otherworldly lenticular clouds often cap Mount Rainier. Rain shadows create sunny skies while torrential rain falls a few miles away. The Pineapple Express brings tropical moisture and warmth during Northwest winters. The Pacific Northwest produces some of the most distinctive and variable weather in North America, which is described with colorful and evocative language in this book.Atmospheric scientist and blogger Cliff Mass, known for his ability to make complex science readily accessible to all, shares eyewitness accounts, historical episodes, and the latest meteorological knowledge. This updated, extensively illustrated, and expanded new edition features: A new chapter on the history of wildfires and their impact on air quality Analysis of recent floods and storms, including the Oso landslide of 2014, the 2016 Ides of October windstorm, and the tornado that damaged 250 homes in Port Orchard on the Kitsap Peninsula in 2018 Fresh insight on local weather phenomena such as The Blob Updates on the latest technological advances used in forecasting A new chapter on the meteorology of British ColumbiaHighly readable and packed with useful scientific information, this indispensable guide is a go-to resource for outdoor enthusiasts, boaters, gardeners, and anyone who wants to understand and appreciate the complex and fascinating meteorology of the region.

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THE WEATHER OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THE WEATHER - photo 1

THE WEATHER OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

THE WEATHER OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SECOND EDITION Cliff Mass - photo 2

THE WEATHER

OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

SECOND EDITION

Cliff Mass

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS

SEATTLE

The Weather of the Pacific Northwestwas made possible in part by a grant from the Samuel and Althea Stroum Endowed Book Fund.

Copyright 2021 by Cliff Mass

Design by Laura Shaw Design, Inc.

Composed in Harriet, typeface designed by Jackson Showalter-Cavanaugh,

Okay Type; and Gotham, typeface designed by Hoefler & Co.

Illustrations and photographs are by the author unless otherwise noted.

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Printed in South Korea

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

Names: Mass, Cliff, author.

Title: The weather of the Pacific Northwest / Cliff Mass.

Description: Second edition. | Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2021]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020058646 (print) | LCCN 2020058647 (ebook) | ISBN 9780295748436 (hardcover) ISBN 9780295748443 (paperback) | isbn 9780295748450 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH : Northwest, PacificClimate. | Weather forecastingNorthwest, Pacific. Classification: LCC QC984.N97 M37 2021 (print) | LCC QC984.N97 (ebook) | DDC 551.69795dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020058646

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020058647

The paper used in this publication is acid free and meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI z39.481984.

ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS

: Crater Lake National Park at sunrise. iStock.com/freebilly.

: Forest in the mist at Mount Rainier National Park. iStock.com/KingWu.

: Puget Sound before a thunderstorm. iStock.com/philotera.

: Afternoon light filters through fog and clouds at a ski area in Washington. iStock.com/Vince Barnes.

: Autumn landscape at Columbia River Gorge National Reserve Area. iStock.com/vitpho.

: Olympic National Park, at Rialto Beach during sunset. iStock.com/Sean Pavone.

: Mount Rainier wildflowers. iStock.com/Aaron_Huang.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS have greatly contributed to the - photo 5
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS have greatly contributed to the preparation of the second edition of The Weather of the Pacific Northwest

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