{"id":2866,"date":"2018-04-15T13:12:59","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T20:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wam\/?page_id=2866"},"modified":"2026-09-17T06:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:57:26","slug":"a-closer-look-at-the-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wam\/2018\/04\/15\/a-closer-look-at-the-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"[Archived]: A Closer Look at the Weather in Whatcom County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>Volume 7 Issue 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cool wet spring has caused lots of headaches. Lack of field access, delays in activities, and delayed plant development. Below are some highlights for Whatcom County weather from January through April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rainfall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Daily Precipitation (2018), Cumulative Precipitation (2018), and Average Cumulative Precipitation (2008-2018), Lawrence Weather Station. Source, <a href=\"http:\/\/weather.wsu.edu\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSU AgWeatherNet .&nbsp;<\/a><strong><em> Click on Image for a larger version<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LawrenceRainfall.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"419\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2091\/2018\/04\/LawrenceRainfall-1024x419.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LawrenceRainfall-1024x419.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LawrenceRainfall-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LawrenceRainfall-768x314.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LawrenceRainfall.png 1174w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Daily Precipitation (2018), Cumulative Precipitation (2018), and Average Cumulative Precipitation (2008-2018), Lynden Weather Station. Source, <a href=\"http:\/\/weather.wsu.edu\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSU AgWeatherNet<\/a> <strong><em> Click on Image for a larger version<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LyndenRainfall.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2091\/2018\/04\/LyndenRainfall-1024x420.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LyndenRainfall-1024x420.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LyndenRainfall-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LyndenRainfall-768x315.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LyndenRainfall.png 1171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Daily Precipitation (2018), Cumulative Precipitation (2018), and Average Cumulative Precipitation (2008-2018), Nooksack Weather Station. Source, <a href=\"http:\/\/weather.wsu.edu\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSU AgWeatherNet<\/a> <strong><em> Click on Image for a larger version<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/NooksackRainfall.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"424\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2091\/2018\/04\/NooksackRainfall-1024x424.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/NooksackRainfall-1024x424.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/NooksackRainfall-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/NooksackRainfall-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/NooksackRainfall.png 1182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Daily Precipitation (2018), Cumulative Precipitation (2018), and Average Cumulative Precipitation (2008-2018), Ten Mile Weather Station. Source, <a href=\"http:\/\/weather.wsu.edu\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSU AgWeatherNet <\/a><strong><em> Click on Image for a larger version<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/TenMileRainfall.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2091\/2018\/04\/TenMileRainfall-1024x431.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/TenMileRainfall-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/TenMileRainfall-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/TenMileRainfall-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/TenMileRainfall.png 1169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Growing Degree Days (GDD)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing Degree Days (Base 50F), 2009 &#8211; 2018, Lawrence Weather Station. Source, <a href=\"http:\/\/weather.wsu.edu\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSU AgWeatherNet <\/a><strong><em> Click on Image for a larger version<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LawrenceGDD.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"376\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2091\/2018\/04\/LawrenceGDD-1024x376.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LawrenceGDD-1024x376.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LawrenceGDD-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LawrenceGDD-768x282.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LawrenceGDD.png 1163w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing Degree Days (Base 50F), 2009 &#8211; 2018, Lynden Weather Station. Source, <a href=\"http:\/\/weather.wsu.edu\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSU AgWeatherNet <\/a><strong><em> Click on Image for a larger version<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LyndenGDD.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"378\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2091\/2018\/04\/LyndenGDD-1024x378.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LyndenGDD-1024x378.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LyndenGDD-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LyndenGDD-768x284.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/LyndenGDD.png 1167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing Degree Days (Base 50F), 2009 &#8211; 2018, Nooksack Weather Station. Source, <a href=\"http:\/\/weather.wsu.edu\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSU AgWeatherNet<\/a> <strong><em> Click on Image for a larger version<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/NooksackGDD.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"383\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2091\/2018\/04\/NooksackGDD-1024x383.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/NooksackGDD-1024x383.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/NooksackGDD-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/NooksackGDD-768x287.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/NooksackGDD.png 1169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing Degree Days (Base 50F), 2009 &#8211; 2018, Ten Mile Weather Station. Source, <a href=\"http:\/\/weather.wsu.edu\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSU AgWeatherNet <\/a><strong><em> Click on Image for a larger version<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/TenMileGDD.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"376\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2091\/2018\/04\/TenMileGDD-1024x376.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/TenMileGDD-1024x376.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/TenMileGDD-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/TenMileGDD-768x282.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/04\/TenMileGDD.png 1167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volume 7 Issue 4The cool wet spring has caused lots of headaches. Lack of field access, delays in activities, and delayed plant development. 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