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SNOTEL sites make use of meteor burst communications technology. SNOTEL uses meteor burst communications technology to collect and communicate data in near-real-time. VHF radio signals are reflected at a steep angle off the ever-present band of ionized meteors existing from about 50 to 75 miles (80 to 120 km) above the earth.
Snow depths and density vary with time and location. At the Blazed Alder Creek station, the highest of the three at 3,650 feet (1,110 m) above sea level, the mean snow-water equivalent (SWE) (the amount of water in the accumulated snow) ranged in 2009 from 0 in July–October to about 50 inches (1,300 mm) in April. [54]
Oregon has a wide range of temperatures, though the extremes are rare. [3] The highest was recorded on July 29, 1898, in Hermiston, Oregon, and again on August 10, 1898, in both Pendleton, Oregon and Redmond, Oregon, and once more on June 29, 2021, at Pelton Dam. All are east of the Cascades, when the temperature reached 119 °F (48 °C). [6]
Oregon got between 40 and 70 inches of snow in the Cascade Range and is now at 99% of normal for snowpack and 97% of normal for precipitation. ... “This week is important not just for winter ...
Lake Helen at Mount Lassen [10] and Kalmia Lake in the Trinity Alps are estimated to receive 600-700 inches of snow per year. Tamarack in Calaveras County holds the record for the deepest snowfall on earth (884 inches (2,250 cm)). 5. Alaska: Valdez: 314.1 inches (798 cm) 95 feet (29 m)
Oregon actually had more snow in the mountains a year ago, but precipitation levels were lower last year. "Our main water supply issues are pretty good," O'Neill said. Oregon reservoirs mostly on ...
Oregon was among the many western states that had begun establishing snow courses and taking snow surveys throughout their mountain ranges based on the pioneering work of Dr. James E. Church on Mount Rose near Reno, Nevada. The station at Aneroid Lake was installed in 1925 with records being kept after 1928. [39]
Some of Oregon's mountain passes saw the first snow of the season on Thursday morning.. A winter weather advisory was issued for Thursday, with between 4 and 7 inches of snow forecast above 4,000 ...