NORTH SOUND, DEC. 31: As 2025 comes to an end, here is a look back at the year’s weather. Happy New Year!
2025 weather had its extremes,
Finishing with rising streams
La Niña started the year,
Had snow fans truly sneer
And lo and behold,
Mountain snows were low
January was a dry brute,
Ensuing months followed suit
The dry months had clout,
Adding to the current drought
La Niña, though, did come through;
Cold February snows turned lips blue
Everett’s 24 was the coldest,
While July 89 was the warmest
Dry conditions were much maligned;
Everett finished fall 17 inches behind
The Bear Gulch fire emitted smoke,
Most stayed away – many did not choke
Yet the year’s true highlight;
Something all can recite
Was a soggy December,
A month to remember
Atmospheric rivers with drenching rain,
Along with wind being quite a pain
Homes filled with flood water,
Roads under too much water
Wind had many with power out,
Response crews went all-out
And hillsides slid downhill,
As if testing our will
As the year comes to an end,
Will La Niña be foe or friend
It usually gets wet and cool;
So far, that’s not been the rule
As we ring in the New Year,
May the weather be less severe
