Drought, Dry, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Pendleton, Record, Spring, Tri-Cities, Washington, Water

Spring 2021 was third driest on record for Tri-Cities, driest in Walla Walla & Pendleton

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This Spring will go down as the third driest on record for the Tri-Cities as dry conditions continue to plague much of the American West. A total of 0.31 inches of rain was observed during the months of March, April, and May (meteorological spring). Tri-Cities Driest Springs Rank Year Precipitation 1 1964 0.06″ 2 1900 […]

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Climate, Drought, Dry, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Tri-Cities, Washington

Drought conditions develop in Columbia Basin despite healthy snowfall in the mountains

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Recent snowfall in Washington’s mountains has brought the amount of snow up there to near-normal values for this time of year. Some of this snow even caused the record-setting flood event seen Walla Walla and Pendleton earlier this month, but this winter’s storms have not been quite as generous in the Columbia Basin and Yakima […]

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