July 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 5 61 97 63 -73 -0.8
MALHEUR 62 76 104 52 -46 -0.9
GRAND RONDE, POWDER, BURNT 43 108 109 121 -64 -0.1
UMATILLA, WALLA WALLA, WILLOW 7 90 109 135 -83 -0.2
UPPER JOHN DAY 8 80 102 93 -86 0.9
UPPER DESCHUTES, CROOKED 22 71 107 67 -58 0.9
LOWER DESCHUTES, HOOD RIVER 18 110 114 181 -50 1.9
WILLAMETTE 9 98 105 121 -62 1.7
ROGUE, UMPQUA 0 104 110 123 -48 1.0
KLAMATH 8 100 105 87 -55 -1.1
LAKE COUNTY, GOOSE LAKE 18 85 93 59 -84 -0.8
HARNEY 18 56 96 59 -73 -0.5
NORTH COAST 35 97 n.a. 91 -69 -0.3
SOUTH COAST 20 90 n.a. 55 -57 -2.25

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 July 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 July 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)

 

 


Oregon Climate Service
Oregon State University, Strand 326
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
Phone: (541) 737-5705
Fax
: (541) 737-5710
E-mail
: oregon@coas.oregonstate.edu
Web: http://www.ocs.oregonstate.edu