These sites did not receive rainfall on those respective dates this year, either. Indices increased during the month to wetter values. Most basins are at least in the moderately moist category. The Grande Ronde and John Day basins are in the moderately moist category, one category higher than they were at this time last year. Southeast Oregon basins have the lowest values with essentially neutral conditions.
Coastal areas are in the slightly moist category.
The first eight to ten days were cool in most of the state. Overall, however, average temperatures were close to normal, with slightly above normal readings at the coast. There were some very cold nights between the 10th and 13th in northeast Oregon with temperature below freezing. Meacham, Bates, Ukiah and Joseph all were in the low 30's on the 12th and 13th. Bates had the honor of the lowest temperature with 31 degrees on 12th.