December 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)

(7)

OWYHEE 131 84 119 99 -9 43 -1.5
MALHEUR 94 72 88 80 -18 76 -1.7
GRAND RONDE, POWDER, BURNT 114 91 100 87 -3.5 117.5 -0.8
UMATILLA, WALLA WALLA, WILLOW 131 77 99 107 96 54 0.6
UPPER JOHN DAY 88 67 93 94 -8 33 -1.5
UPPER DESCHUTES, CROOKED 90 67 96 112 -29 35 0.4
LOWER DESCHUTES, HOOD RIVER 95 90 98 109 -23 51 0.8
WILLAMETTE 103 87 93 0 -13 42 0.4
ROGUE, UMPQUA 125 91 101 106 223 106.5 0.0
KLAMATH 97 92 98 104 -3 58 -2.1
LAKE COUNTY, GOOSE LAKE 122 90 88 92 -26 45 -1.2
HARNEY 65 59 100 79 -16 62 -1.4
NORTH COAST 90 88 70 0 -22 59 -0.8
SOUTH COAST 99 84 n.a. n.a. 78 97 -0.9

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 December 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 snow water equivalent, from NRCS SNOTEL sites
(5) Percent of normal December stream flow, from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
(6) Percent of normal seasonal stream flow (since Oct. 1), from USGS
(7) Surface Water Supply Index, from NRCS (-4 = very dry, 0 = normal, +4 = very wet)

 

 


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