Western Whatcom County storm history

Shortly before 5 PM PST, in the heart of the evening commute, freezing rain began to fall across portions of Western Whatcom County as cold surface air from Fraser Outflow began to filter in below slightly warmer, Pacific-influenced air aloft. State troopers responded to a fatali…

Wind gusts reached an estimated 80 mph on Bellingham Bay. In the Bellingham area, several people were injured, most from falling debris. Houses, buildings, power lines and roads were damaged or block by fallen trees. A school closed early when a large tree branch pierced the roof…

Six to 18 inches of snow fell over the area. The airport was closed for two days. Road traffic was delayed or canceled. Schools were closed and there were several hundred power outages. Blowing snow made drifts up to 4 feet high.

A wind gust of 64 mph was recorded in Ferndale, WA.

Three and a half inches of snowfall was reported 1 mile west-northwest of Ferndale, WA.

Widespread tree damage occurred, including trees on homes and cars in Sudden Valley, WA.

A non-thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph was measured.

The Bellingham airport ASOS measured a wind gust of 59 mph.

A record high temperature of 68 degrees was set at Bellingham airport on March 16th, breaking the old record of 63 degrees set in 1983.

A record high temperature of 61 degrees was tied at Bellingham Airport on March 15th, tying the old record of 61 set in 1974.

Trained spotter reported 0.10 inches of ice accretion 2 miles east northeast of Bellingham.

Snowfall of 4.2 inches reported at Glacier. Observer near Ferndale reported snowfall total of 4.7 inches. Observer near Blaine reported snowfall total of 4.5 inches. Member of the public reported 4 inches of snowfall at Ferndale. Observer reported 7 inches of snowfall at Newhalem…

Observer near Ferndale reported snowfall total of 4.7 inches.

Observer near Blaine reported snowfall total of 4.5 inches.

Member of the public reported 4 inches of snowfall at Ferndale.

Observer reported 7 inches of snowfall at Newhalem.

Member of the public reported 9 inches of snowfall at Blaine.

Member of public reported 8 and a half inches of snowfall 5 miles east of Birch Bay.

A record low temperature of 7 degrees was recorded at Bellingham airport. This broke the previous record of 15 set in 2007.

A record low temperature of 3 degrees was recorded at Bellingham airport. This broke the previous record of 4 degrees set in 1950.

A record high temperature of 59 degrees was recorded at Bellingham airport. This broke the previous daily record of 58 degrees set in 1987.

A record low temperature of 23 degrees was set at Bellingham Airport on October 28th, breaking the old record of 25 degrees set in 1956.

A record low temperature of 28 degrees was set at Bellingham Airport on October 26th, tying the old record of 28 degrees set in 1954.

A record high temperature of 77 degrees at Bellingham Airport on October 7th broke the record of 75 degrees set in 1951, 1952, and 2022.

A record high temperature of 82 degrees was set at Bellingham, WA airport on June 7th. This breaks the old record of 80 degrees set in 2015.

An extended period of above normal temperatures were recorded across Western Whatcom County through mid-May. The following high temperature records were set during this period: May 12: Record high set at BLI of 79 degrees, breaking the previous record of 77 set most recently in 2…

CoCoRAHs stations from multiple locations across Western Whatcom County suggested that moderate snowfall occurred late in the day on Feb 25 through the morning of Feb 26. Sumas reported the highest measurable snowfall at 8.7 inches, while most areas around and north of Bellingham…

Minor overflow in Birch Bay, no damage to homes/businesses. Flood waters covering intersection at Roeder and Squalicum Way near Bellingham.

An ice storm caused major impacts across Western Whatcom County on Dec 23. Some reports around the area included: 0.2 inches of ice around Glacier, and numerous reports around Bellingham, including ice coating planes at the airport and 0.38 inches of ice around downtown, as well …

Multiple CoCoRaHS reports around Bellingham have reports of 9 to 11 inches of snowfall ending late morning of the 20th.

A twitter report has near 12 inches of snowfall South of Lake Whatcom. Another twitter report has 15 inches of snow in Semiahmoo. A spotter report (Snohomish 95) reported 10.75 inches of snow in Lynden, while Whatcom 139 spotter reported 12 inches in Bellingham. Further east near…

A period of winter weather was experienced across the WA lowlands at the beginning of Dec. Western Whatcom County experienced measurable accumulations particularly on Dec 3 where an average of 1 inch was recorded.

A winter storm brought heavy snow to portions of Whatcom County at the end of November. The highest reports were around Sumas where about 5 inches of new snow was reported.

Wind damage to a house / debris on the ground due to 50 to 60 mph gusts in result of a the wind storm. Wind advisories and high wind warnings were issued during this time.

Record high temperature of 80 degrees broke the old record of 71 degrees set in 2015.

Record high temperature set at Bellingham airport of 72 degrees, breaking the old record of 71 degrees in 1963.

Bellingham set a record high temperature of 74 degrees, breaking the record of 72 degrees in 1961.

A record high temperature of 79 was set at Bellingham WA airport today. This ties the old record of 79 set in 1949.

Hot weather affected the Northern Interior of Western Washington. A record high temperature of 90 was set at the Bellingham airport the afternoon of July 26. This broke the previous record of 86 degrees set back in 1971 and 1988.

WATERSPOUT. Location 48.661, -122.374. At 7:00 PM on the evening of April 18th, a weak waterspout was reported on the eastern shore of Lake Samish (near Bellingham) in Whatcom County, Washington. Video evidence confirmed the waterspout. This waterspout resulted in damage to three…

The CW3375 CWOP station at Ferndale in Whatcom County reported a wind gust of 59 mph around 1am on April 4th. Around 0100L on April 4th, the KBLI ASOS near Bellingham in Whatcom County reported sustained wind around 41 mph with a gust to 61 mph.

A record low was reported at the Bellingham ASOS on the morning of Dec 27th at 9F. This replaces the previous record low temperature of 12 from 1971.

Amidst strong Fraser Outflow, the ASOS at the Bellingham. Airport measured a wind gust of 63 mph around 0730 local time.

With Western Whatcom experiencing the strongest Fraser Outflow at the beginning of the winter storm event, a record low temperature was set at Bellingham of 11F, which replaces the old record of 12F set in 1971.

A winter storm brought heavy snow to Western Whatcom County around the Christmas holiday. Reports generally ranged from 8 to 15 inches.

The ASOS at the Bellingham Airport in Western Whatcom County measured a gust of 63 mph around 1130 PM PST. A High Wind Warning was in effect for Western County County.

Around 0200L on November 15th, strong winds caused trees to fall across Western Whatcom County, blocking all of I-5 near MP 246 for a period of time.

ASOS at Bellingham airport reported a gust of 47 mph on 10/24 at 1645L.

A warm stretch of weather affected Western Whatcom County towards the middle of August, high temperatures consistently reached the mid to upper 80s for much of the duration of the heat stretch, however, temperatures soared to 100 degrees at the Bellingham Airport on August 12, se…

State route 544 milepost 7 near Everson was closed as asphalt roadway buckled and was deemed unsafe for travel. Detours were put in place with highway repair complete the morning following the incident.