August 2008

 

Overview

Table 1 is a summary of monthly averages and totals at selected stations throughout the state. Table 2 lists daily temperatures and precipitation for most of the locations listed in Table 1. In Table 3, monthly precipitation totals throughout the state are listed.

Basin Summary

Here is a summary of water indicators at the end of the month, by river basin:

Precipitation Stream Flow SWSI*
BASIN

(1)

(2)

(3)
 (4)

(5)

(6)

OWYHEE 2 58 97 66 -36 -1.1
MALHEUR 14 69 102 43 -21 -1.1
GRAND RONDE, POWDER, BURNT 91 107 108 91.5 -72 0.1
UMATILLA, WALLA WALLA, WILLOW 126 92 111 100 -44 -0.1
UPPER JOHN DAY 53 78 101 63 -78 0.4
UPPER DESCHUTES, CROOKED 69 70 109 73 -6 0.9
LOWER DESCHUTES, HOOD RIVER 170 111 117 149 -42 2.3
WILLAMETTE 166 100 107 197 -23 1.9
ROGUE, UMPQUA 44 102 105 117 -23 1.0
KLAMATH 115 99 103 95 -7 -1.3
LAKE COUNTY, GOOSE LAKE 13 81 90 79 -44.5 -0.8
HARNEY 48 51 98 69 -45 -0.8
NORTH COAST 226 94 n.a. 135 -17 -0.7
SOUTH COAST 159 91 n.a. 81 -13 -2.4

Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions.

* Last month’s numbers; current data unavailable at press time

n.a. Not available
(1) Percent of normal August precipitation, from NOAA Cooperative sites
(2) Percent of normal seasonal precipitation (since Oct. 1), from NOAA Cooperative sites
(3) Percent of normal seasonal precipitation, from Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) SNOTEL sites
(4) Percent of normal August stream flow, from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
(5) Percent of normal seasonal stream flow (since Oct. 1), from USGS
(6) Surface Water Supply Index, from NRCS (-4 = very dry, 0 = normal, +4 = very wet)

 

 


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