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Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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NOUS46 KSEW 042325
PNSSEW

WASHINGTON PRECIPITATION SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
325 PM PST WED DEC 4 2013

THE TREND OF BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION CONTINUED INTO NOVEMBER FOR
NEARLY ALL OF WASHINGTON...WITH ONLY THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR REGION
RECEIVING NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH. THE BELOW NORMAL
TREND ALSO CONTINUES FOR THE WATER YEAR AS WELL...WITH NEARLY
EVERYONE BETWEEN 40 TO 70 PERCENT OF NORMAL.

IN WESTERN WASHINGTON...THE MONTHLY PERCENTAGE OF NORMAL FOR
PRECIPITATION RANGED FROM 46 PERCENT IN THE OLYMPICS TO 90 PERCENT
FOR THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION AT
THE CLIMATE STATIONS FOR THE MOUNTAINS...COAST...AND INTERIOR
LOWLANDS WAS 12.64 INCHES AT PARADISE ON THE WEST SLOPES OF THE
CASCADES...8.03 INCHES AT CLEARWATER...AND 10.42 INCHES AT GRAYS
RIVER IN THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR.

FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON...THE PERCENTAGE OF NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION
RANGED FROM 47 PERCENT IN THE CENTRAL BASIN TO 77 PERCENT FOR THE
PALOUSE AND BLUE MOUNTAINS. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION AT
CLIMATE STATIONS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND LOWLANDS WAS 4.33 INCHES AT
THE MOUNT ADAMS RANGER STATION ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
CASCADES...AND 1.78 INCHES AT CONCONULLY IN THE OKANOGAN BIG BEND
REGION.

THE OUTLOOK FOR DECEMBER AND BEYOND...FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS THE
OUTLOOK IS FOR ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR ALL OF WASHINGTON. THE
MONTHLY OUTLOOK FOR DECEMBER IS CALLING FOR EQUAL CHANCES OF
NORMAL...ABOVE...OR BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH. THE
THREE MONTH OUTLOOK FROM DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY ALSO CALLS FOR EQUAL
CHANCES OF NORMAL...ABOVE...OR BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION DURING THE
PERIOD.

THE TABLE BELOW GIVES PRECIPITATION FIGURES AS A PERCENT OF NORMAL
FOR REGIONS OF WASHINGTON.  THE CURRENT WATER YEAR BEGAN 1 OCTOBER
2013 AND ENDS 30 SEPTEMBER 2014.

                       NOVEMBER     WATER YEAR     PAST 3       PAST 12
                         2013        TO DATE       MONTHS       MONTHS
WESTERN WASHINGTON
  COAST                    48           42           71            97
  OLYMPICS                 46           43           71            89
  NORTHWEST INTERIOR       90           73           98           107
  PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS     51           45           87            97
  SOUTHWEST INTERIOR       51           47           93            92
  WEST FOOTHILLS CASCA     68           61           97           101
  CASCADES WEST            66           62           96            94

EASTERN WASHINGTON
  EAST SLOPES CASCADES     52           43           92            91
  OKANOGAN                 76           54           94            98
  CENTRAL BASIN            47           42           74            93
  NORTHEAST                68           51          106            88
  PALOUSE AND BLUE MTN     77           52           89            86



THE TABLE BELOW EXPRESSES PRECIPITATION IN INCHES AND AS A PERCENT OF
NORMAL FOR A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS AROUND THE STATE.  OCCASIONALLY
MISSING DATA AT A SITE ARE ESTIMATED USING OBSERVED DATA FROM
SURROUNDING STATIONS.

                   NOVEMBER           WATER YEAR       PAST 12 MONTHS
                INCHES    PCT       INCHES    PCT       INCHES    PCT

QUILLAYUTE        7.92     51        11.07     43       100.01    114
HOQUIAM           5.60     50         7.86     44        63.34    115
BELLINGHAM        4.73     81         5.95     63        35.70    113
SEATTLE           3.79     58         5.33     53        37.75    123
OLYMPIA           4.69     54         6.82     52        49.18    117
LONGVIEW          3.98     52         5.84     50        47.22    113

CONCRETE          8.65     72        11.73     62        71.20    117
SNOQUALMIE FALL   7.08     70         8.77     55        58.85    111
RANDLE*           6.99     68         9.60     61        57.88    117
DIABLO DAM        8.71     59        11.77     51        74.30    113
STAMPEDE PASS*    9.90     68        13.60     61        82.25    113
PARADISE         12.64     62        23.09     75       117.38    112

WINTHROP          1.14     55         1.31     41        13.81    112
STEHEKIN          2.96     43         3.62     35        32.44    114
LEAVENWORTH       1.87     42         2.51     38        23.56    107
MOUNT ADAMS       4.33     56         4.63     40        39.82    111
WENATCHEE         0.30     22         0.45     24         8.85    103
YAKIMA            0.38     36         0.51     32         7.30     96

COULEE DAM        0.81     62         0.97     49         9.38    103
LIND              0.65     47         0.70     32         8.28    110
REPUBLIC          1.23     67         1.61     57        17.62    133
SPOKANE           1.56     68         1.65     47        13.26    100
PULLMAN           1.78     96         1.93     50        15.66     90
DAYTON            1.44     53         1.73     41        14.72     89

* = ESTIMATED

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