How warm is it in your area?

[webfoot]

Yikes, we would think we needed an ark! What is normal for Feb?

Where I lived on the coast the average for February was 7.8 inches. One winter in 120 days it rained on 90 days with a total rain fall of 60 inches. I am so happy to live over here in the desert.

 

[Puzzled]

Yikes, we would think we needed an ark! What is normal for Feb?

6-7 inches would be close to normal. Most times it isn't so much the amount for the month, as how rapidly it falls.
The ground here is definitely saturated. So much of it becomes run off. The snow packs must be really nice, when you have them, with the gradual release of the water. Thats why it seems so strange on the coast to have drought conditions after getting so much rainfall.

 

[Faster horses]

Some rain here. YAY!! 43 degrees, 6 mph wind. .1 to .2" of rain, but I think it is done raining.

 

[DosArroyos]

I saw 87 to 90 degrees on my truck dash all afternoon long

 

[Nicky]

I saw 87 to 90 degrees on my truck dash all afternoon long

Yuck!

 

[Puzzled]

My horse is shedding heavily. If memory serves me correctly there's a good chance of another 6-8 weeks
wintery weather.

 

[DosArroyos]

There are even a lot of blooming trees already

 

[Puzzled]

Clear and sunny here. One plum tree has blossoms showing. Skunk cabbage is blooming

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

About 45F here today, lost the little bit of snow we did have.

 

[Puzzled]

What little snow the Coastal Range got is/did disappear quickly. I passed through the Coquille Valley Wednesday,
they are expecting some additional flooding, in some areas it will get a bit above flood stage. Hopefully
everyone got their cattle moved to higher ground.

 

[Nicky]

55 and mostly calm yesterday, Mike started farming! Hoping to get the barley and peas in early as irrigation most likely will not be good.

 

[webfoot]

We went to Ontario this morning. Coming home it was straight up noon when we went through Farewell Bend. The car said it was 54 degrees.

 

[Puzzled]

Sunny and clear today. Nice and warm.

 

[webfoot]

40 and raining. Of course 2 new calves this morning. But they are both dried off and up and sucking. had 2 new ones yesterday it seems they were waiting for March to arrive

 

[webfoot]

I went to the sale in Vale today. Coming out of Ontario it was pouring down rain and blowing up a gale. A ton of trucks on the freeway making enough road spray to blind you. I had picked up two hotdogs at Loves in Ontario. Ate one driving out of the parking lot. The second one had to wait until I got off the freeway 50 miles later.

 

[Puzzled]

Hopefully they keep dropping a couple calves every day.
Do many of these cows come off the same ranches ?

 

[Puzzled]

Back to a cold rain here, not much wind. Few moments of sun here and there.

 

[Nicky]

very wet, rained on Monday also...needless to say Mike is not farming.

 

[Older Whiskey]

Cold and rainy here. The ground is saturated to the max. Very unusual for this area, once known as the Banana Belt of the Northwest. No Dole nanas this year. Overcast and fairly constant day to night temps all winter. One very light dusting of snow. I have seen more white from pollen falling. No ice as any freezing temp came on dry days. Very untypical March with very light winds and almost daily rain,

Early pastures look great and cattle seem to be enjoying a March without wind. The month is young, so stay tuned.

 

[webfoot]

Hopefully they keep dropping a couple calves every day.
Do many of these cows come off the same ranches ?

I doubt it. They didn't even come from the same sale. I am certain some didn't come from the same state.