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August weather a rollercoaster ride
NEWPORT – Local weather watcher Bob Lutz notes that while August was wetter than July, it was still drier than usual.
“Much of our precipitation during August usually comes from thunderstorms, but this year no thunder was observed at this station,” Lutz wrote in his weather update. “Instead, much of the moisture came from decaying storms or fronts.”
There were two significant heat waves in August, one at the beginning of the month and another at the end. “Otherwise, temperatures were on somewhat of a rollercoaster ride as various air masses moved through the Northwest on a progressive westerly flow,” Lutz wrote.
The highest temperature occurred Aug. 2, at 101 degrees. It was the only 100-degree day he charted. The average high was 84.7 degrees. The coolest day of the month was Augst 26, when the low dipped to 29 degrees. The average low for the month was 49.5 degrees, Lutz wrote. You can find more of Lutz’s weather observations at his climatehawk. org website.
Idaho prescribed burning to begin
COEUR D’ALENE – Favorable conditions are forecasted in the coming weeks to provide prescribed burning opportunities across the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Multiple prescribed burning projects are planned this fall, although the exact day of ignitions will depend upon conditions aligning with safe implementation.
The Lone Cabin project on the Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District will be the first ignitions for the season and could begin as soon as Wednesday, Sept. 4. Smoke will likely be visible from I-90 and US 95 in the Coeur d’Alene area.
Other prescribed fire and fuel reduction projects will occur as prescriptive conditions are met. More information, such as project ignition status and maps, can be found on http://bit.ly/ NorthIdahoRxFire.
Anyone seeking additional information is welcome to call the IPNF Fire Information Line: 208-557-8813.
