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Salem received 4.98 inches of rain while Eugene had 4.51 inches from Dec. 1 to Thursday. Portland got 5.24 inches, and set a record for rainfall on Wednesday with 1.68 inches.
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]
Salem has gotten 35.35 inches of rain for the water year (since Oct. 1), which is about 2 inches above the normal of 33.91 inches for this time of year. ... while much of central and eastern ...
Cool temperatures and rain are forecast long-term for Oregon. Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 16 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast .
The Oregon State Police began operating on August 1, 1931. The organization was designed by a committee appointed by Governor Julius L. Meier, [5] who made a survey of some of the most successful state law enforcement agencies across North America, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the New Jersey State Police, the Texas Rangers, the Pennsylvania State Police, and others.
Despite winter temperatures being above freezing on an average 72 of 89 afternoons – and minima above 32 °F (0 °C) on 31 mornings during a typical winter – precipitation is so heavy that snow cover in an average January reaches 9 inches (0.23 m), whilst the record seasonal snowfall is 323.50 inches (8.22 m) between July 1998 and June 1999.
Rain comes down as cars drive along Kuebler Boulevard in Salem, Ore. on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. ... Oregon State climatologist Larry O'Neill said that even without much of any snow associated with ...
In 1993, passage of Senate Bill 157 transferred the Emergency Management Division to the Department of State Police, renaming it the "Office of Emergency Management". [9] OEM's authorization and responsibilities are defined in Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 401 — Emergency Management and Services. [2] [10]