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The peak is located in Polk County west of the city of Dallas. [3] [4] In 1997 it was labeled the wettest place in Oregon, [5] and in 1996 it set an all-time calendar year rainfall record for the contiguous United States with 204.04 inches (5,182.6 mm). [6]
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]
Map of the United States with Oregon highlighted. Oregon is a state located in the Western United States. All population data is based on the 2020 census and 2010 census and the Census Bureau's annual estimates. [1] All area data is based on the 2010 US Gazetteer files. There are 241 municipalities.
A map of the counties of Oregon with the cities of Salem and Portland. Oregon's population is largely concentrated in the Willamette Valley, which stretches from Eugene in the south (home of the University of Oregon) through Corvallis (home of Oregon State University) and Salem (the capital) to Portland (Oregon's largest city). [46]
The most rainfall in one month was 26.99 inches (686 mm) in November 1973. The greatest 24-hour rainfall was 6.25 inches (159 mm) on November 19, 1996. While snow is common during the winter in the mountains surrounding Powers, the city itself averages only 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) of snow each year.
Eugene set records for total rainfall over the weekend, which was dominated by steady rain and a trace of snowfall in the southern Willamette Valley.
Sheridan's average annual precipitation totals 47.16 inches (1,198 mm), with the wettest month coming in December. [25] August is the warmest month with an average high temperature of 83 °F (28 °C), while December is the coolest month with an average high of 45 °F (7 °C). [ 27 ]
This map shows rainfall from Helene and in the days preceding the storm that combined to create disastrous flooding. Helene rainfall map: See rain totals around southern Appalachian Mountains Skip ...