NOUS46 KPQR 012003
PNSPQR

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE PORTLAND OR 
100 PM PDT SAT MAY 01 2004
 
...VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE SPRING...

...SYNOPSIS...

WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS DURING APRIL 2004 ARE CREATING ONE OF THE 
DRIEST SPRING SEASONS ON RECORD IN NW OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON

...DISCUSSION...

THE ABNORMAL WARMTH AND LACK OF RAINFALL EXPERIENCED IN PORTLAND FOR 
THE MONTH OF MARCH 2004 HAS CONTINUED INTO THE MONTH OF APRIL. THESE 
DRY CONDITIONS HAVE MADE THIS 2 MONTH PERIOD OF MARCH AND APRIL THE 
DRIEST MARCH AND APRIL PERIOD ON RECORD SINCE 1941.  

THE PORTLAND MARCH AND APRIL COMBINED RAINFALL FOR 2004 WAS 2.54 
INCHES...WHICH HAS EASILY ECLIPSED THE OLD RECORD SET IN 1965 OF 
3.30 INCHES. THE ALL-TIME PORTLAND CITY RECORD IS 1.60 INCHES IN 
MARCH/APRIL 1926. 

THE DRIEST SPRING SEASON RECORD...MARCH/APRIL/MAY...SINCE 1941 
OCCURRED IN 1994 WITH ONLY 4.31 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION IN THOSE 3 
MONTHS.

APRIL 2004 IN PORTLAND HAS ALSO BECOME THE WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD 
SINCE 1941. AN AVERAGE MONTHLY MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 56.3 DEGREES 
BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 56.0 DEGREES SET IN 1989. RECORDS WERE ALSO 
SET FOR AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES IN PORTLAND.
  
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