2015 has had a roughly average amount of precipitation in Washington
State. It has been much warmer than
usual though and fallen as rain instead of snow in the local mountains. The snowpack is 73% below average. We are going to get a late season snow of 6
to 12 inches in the mountains over the next two days that will increase the
snowpack to some degree.
Even with average precipitation, locals are concerned about a “drought”
due to how we count on the melting snowpack to provide water in the dry summer
months and to keep our mountain forests from drying out. Last year, we had the biggest forest fire on
record with a much larger snowpack.
Oregon is worse off but it is snowing like crazy in Mt. Hood and in Bend too, but sadly the ski season is gone, many lost good jobs and the businesses took it in the end..The farmers, wine people are praying for some precipitation and eastern washingto is dry as it has been recorded..Rain is so wanted in Washington and Oregon and now snow is falling, but the summer is approaching, warmest winter in all of recorded winters in Washington and Oregon is not too far behind them, I did miss the water rains and all, tulip festival was about a month early everywhere and crops will be coming in very fast impacting those who work the fields, strange days for Washington and Oregon..Keep up the good fight your blog helps a lot of people who drink and use, keep up the good fight!
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