January 2009

 

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 80 84 112 98 28 27 -1.0
MALHEUR 59 68 77 65 -1 85 -1.5
GRAND RONDE, POWDER, BURNT 96 92 102 84 80 106.5 -0.7
UMATILLA, WALLA WALLA, WILLOW 95 85 101 86 295 182 -0.5
UPPER JOHN DAY 59 65 85 77 172 65 -0.8
UPPER DESCHUTES, CROOKED 47 61 89 91 105 62 0.7
LOWER DESCHUTES, HOOD RIVER 113 93 98 111 177 134 0.3
WILLAMETTE 73 82 90 0 170 120 0.2
ROGUE, UMPQUA 45 78 89 86 25.5 76 0.0
KLAMATH 48 79 88 86 12 55 -1.8
LAKE COUNTY, GOOSE LAKE 41 76 77 72 23 28.5 -1.0
HARNEY 36 54 85 69 3 48 -0.9
NORTH COAST 129 101 70 0 135 151 -0.7
SOUTH COAST 45 73 n.a. n.a. -37 60 0.7

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 January 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 January 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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