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Eastern Oregon Weather Trivia
1885-1995
(based on percent of average water year precipitation)
|
Driest Year |
Wettest Year |
Driest Decade |
Wettest
Decade |
Most Consecutive Years |
| Below Average |
Above Average |
| Eastern Oregon (all) |
1977
(62%) |
1894
(149%) |
1928-37
(80%) |
1978-87
(114%) |
10
1928-37
(80%) |
8
1890-97
(118%) |
| Hood River Watershed |
1977
(44%) |
1894
(203%) |
1926-35
(84%) |
1892-1901 (138%) |
9
1929-37
(82%) |
13
1892-1904
(132%) |
| Deschutes River Watershed |
1955
(55%) |
1894
(197%) |
1928-37
(80%) |
1892-1901 (130%) |
10
1928-37
(80%) |
10
1892-1901
(130%) |
| John Day River Watershed |
1973
(67%) |
1894 (180%) |
1928-37
(84%) |
1892-1901
(118%) |
10
1928-37
(84%) |
6
1892-97
(125%) |
| Unatilla & Walla Walla Rivers
Watershed |
1977
(67%) |
1894
(175%) |
1928-37
(84%) |
1885-94
(118%) |
10
1928-37
(84%) |
8
1890-97
(119%) |
| Powder River Watershed |
1919 & 1966
(62%) |
1894
(158%) |
1930-39
(82%) |
1975-84
(114%) |
9
1929-37
(80%) |
5
1912-16 (111%)
1980-84 (127%) |
| Malheur River Watershed |
1939 & 1966
(57%) |
1904
(156%) |
1928-37
(77%) |
1978-87
(117%) |
16
1922-37
(79%) |
7
1978-84
(129%) |
| Owyhee River Watershed |
1924
(52%) |
1904
162%) |
1926-35
(73%) |
1975-84
(114%) |
16
1922-37
(74%) |
4
1940-43 (115%)
1969-72 (107%) |
| Malheur Lake Watershed |
1924
(47%) |
1907
(163%) |
1928-37
(76%) |
1978-87
(117%) |
10
1928-37
(76%) |
7
1978-84
(126%) |
| Goose & Summer Lakes Watershed |
1931
(43%) |
1907
(179%) |
1928-37
(73%) |
1904-13
(120%) |
10
1928-37
(73%) |
6
1899-1904
(115%) |
| Klamath Watershed |
1926
(50%) |
1907
(178%) |
1928-37
(80%) |
1904-13
(120%) |
8
1928-34
(76%) |
8
1890-97
(76%) |
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