water year

The new water year started Thursday October 1st, and for many across central Washington, the hope is this water year will be better than the last. Marilyn Lohammn meteorologist with the National Weather Service said while the past 12 months were dry for many in the Northwest, it was extremely dry for those living just east of the Cascades ...

With dry conditions, and wildfires burning across much of the Northwest, many are wondering when we’ll see some measurable rain, if nothing else, just to refresh the soil. According to Marilyn Lohman, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, it looks like the area will be waiting a while longer. She ...

The water year is just a few weeks old, and after the hot dry summer the Northwest experienced, many are concerned that we are abnormally dry as we head into November.  Scott Pattee with NRCS said those concerns are unfounded.  Pattee said the summer was a hot dry one, but the good news is we didn’t dry out any worse than in previous years.  And recent ra...

As we start to enjoy the final moments of summer across the Norther, a few things have changed, such as the temperatures.   “We’re pretty much on par, it depends day to day, we’ll have a warmer or a colder day, but on average, we’re right where we should be.”   Meteorologist Mari...

The 2016-17 water year, which began in October has been cooler and wetter than normal, which should be a relief to the ag community.   State Assistant Climatologist Karin Bumbacco said much of it can be blamed on a record wet October, and a very cold December and January.  ...