It's almost like total accumulated precipitation isn't the only variable that determines drought in the PNW. 2015 had near normal precipitation through the first 5 months of the year and I remember the region having a couple water issues that summer. And maybe if the spring rains stopped early next week and it was near to above average temperatures for the rest of the summer we'd see some of those same issues arise. Maybe rainy days serve multiple purposes...
But it is true, that currently in terms of pure rainfall we are in a much better situation than last spring.
Yep. But the overall theme is clear. OR has been MUCH wetter than WA so far this year.
And there should not be any real drought concerns for the vast majority of the PNW after Tuesday.
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