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Portland Record Event Report

SXUS99 KPDX 011359 CCA
 RERPDX

 RECORD EVENT REPORT
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
 700 AM PDT MON OCT 01 2001

  .....DRIEST WATER YEAR ON RECORD IN MUCH OF NORTHWEST OREGON.....

 THE 2000-2001 WATER YEAR WAS THE DRIEST ON RECORD FOR MANY LOCATIONS
 IN NORTHWEST OREGON.  THE WATER YEAR IS THE TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF
 PRECIPITATION BETWEEN OCTOBER 1 AND SEPTEMBER 30 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

 THE FOLLOWING TABLE SUMMARIZES THE 2000-2001 WATER YEAR ACCUMULATIONS
 ALONG WITH THEIR NORMALS AND PREVIOUS RECORD:

 STATION      2000-2001       NORMAL            PRIOR WATER YEAR
                TOTAL       (1961-1990)         RECORDS AND DATE

 ASTORIA    44.79 INCHES    66.40 INCHES    45.51 INCHES IN 1976-1977
 PORTLAND   23.00 INCHES    36.30 INCHES    23.84 INCHES IN 1976-1977
 EUGENE     20.36 INCHES    49.37 INCHES    23.68 INCHES IN 1923-1924

 THE DRIEST SEASON ON RECORD AT SALEM WAS IN 1976-1977 WITH 20.37. THIS
 SEASON SALEM RECORDED 21.97 INCHES WHICH IS THEIR SECOND DRIEST WATER
 YEAR.

 NOTE:
             RECORDS BEGAN IN

 ASTORIA         1953
 PORTLAND        1871
 EUGENE          1891
 SALEM           1892

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 RECORD EVENT REPORTS ARE ISSUED FOR ASTORIA...PORTLAND...SALEM...
 AND EUGENE ONLY.