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Oregon rainfall varies widely from region to region. Precipitation in the state varies widely: some western coastal slopes approach 200 inches (5,100 mm) annually, while the driest places, such as the Alvord Desert (in the rain shadow of Steens Mountain) in eastern Oregon, get as little as 5 inches (130 mm). [2] [3]
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Bend, the region's largest city, only receives 12 inches (300 mm) of precipitation per year. Burns receives roughly 11 inches (280 mm) of precipitation annually, while Rome, in central Malheur County, and the official weather station at Whitehorse Ranch in southern Harney County receive only 8 inches (200 mm) in an average year. Some of the ...
A total of three of the systems have hit Oregon since Dec. 1, bringing around 5 inches of rainfall in the Willamette Valley and over 6 inches on the Oregon Coast.
Over the contiguous United States, total annual precipitation increased at an average rate of 6.1 percent per century since 1900, with the greatest increases within the East North Central climate region (11.6 percent per century) and the South (11.1 percent). Hawaii was the only region to show a decrease (−9.25 percent). [89]
The higher rainfall totals come from longer-term NOAA forecasts across seven days. Bryant said Oregon said totals as high as 4 to 5 in the valley and 10 to 15 in the mountains was possible, but ...
🌧️🌧️Widespread rain is on the way Tuesday night into Wednesday as a fall-like weather system moves inland. Here's a look at the probability for rain amounts in excess of 0.25" & 0.5".
Rainfall amounts can range from an average of 66.40 inches (1,687 mm) per year [28] in the far northwest hills, compared to 43.66 inches (1,109 mm) per year at Oregon State University, which is located in the center of Corvallis.