What a distinction a yr makes. The bountiful precipitation and funky temperatures have resulted in a far greener Washington and Oregon east of the Cascade crest.
Let me present you.
Contemplate the seen satellite tv for pc image yesterday (see beneath)
2022
Now examine it to 1 yr in the past.
2021
The variations are substantial.
Do you see how a lot greener southwest Washington and northeast Oregon are? Pay explicit consideration to the japanese facet of the Columbia Basin.
To point out the distinction much more clearly, let me zoom in on the southeast portion of Washington State. Much more fields are green–and many of those are wheat and barley farms.
2022
Though there was quite a lot of speak of drought and issues for dryland farmers in japanese Washington, the reality is that issues look good.
However do not take my phrase for it. Beneath are the statistics accessible from the Washington Affiliation of Wheat Growers and brought by the Federal Nationwide Agricultural Statistics Service information assortment as of June nineteenth. The situation of spring wheat is 89% good or wonderful, for barley 86%, and peas 88%. Winter wheat that started throughout the dry winter is 71% good or wonderful.
Winter wheat:
1% very poor
4% poor
24% truthful
58% good
13% wonderful
Spring wheat:
0% very poor
3% poor
8% truthful
81% good
8% wonderful
Barley:
0% very poor
1% poor
13% truthful
77% good
9% wonderful
Dry edible peas:
0% very poor
1% poor
11% truthful
85% good
3% wonderful
Briefly, dryland cops in japanese WA appear to be in fine condition. There are some crops which have been broken/slowed by the cool/moist situations corresponding to cherries.
After we end this mini heatwave tomorrow (Monday), count on regular situations on each side of the Cascades (see temperature forecasts for Seattle and Ephrata beneath). Low to mid 70s will dominate western Washington. Near excellent. And I would notice there are NO important fires wherever within the Northwest.
Seattle Temperatures
Ephrata Temperatures
