November 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 94 65 96 0 53 72 -1.5
MALHEUR 73 65 62 3 9 102 -1.7
GRAND RONDE, POWDER, BURNT 94 77 78 26 48 97.5 -0.8
UMATILLA, WALLA WALLA, WILLOW 56 51 72 5 62 60 0.6
UPPER JOHN DAY 74 55 69 21 71 52 -1.5
UPPER DESCHUTES, CROOKED 51 47 76 25 58 69 0.4
LOWER DESCHUTES, HOOD RIVER 81 73 83 4 104 95 0.8
WILLAMETTE 79 75 77 0 90 78 0.4
ROGUE, UMPQUA 76 67 76 17 136 54.5 0.0
KLAMATH 103 98 71 13 8 74 -2.1
LAKE COUNTY, GOOSE LAKE 66 63 63 14 25.5 55 -1.2
HARNEY 77 90 92 18 22 85 -1.4
NORTH COAST 99 87 n.a. n.a. 762 109 -0.8
SOUTH COAST 79 71 n.a. n.a. 899 80 -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 November 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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