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This is the state average. Typically the western part of the state (west of the 100th Meridian) is dry as a bone and in constant drought, while the eastern sid
by justherefortart 9y ago
This is the state average.
Typically the western part of the state (west of the 100th Meridian) is dry as a bone and in constant drought, while the eastern side is flush with water. Along the 100th we get both extremes.
This summarizes it pretty much perfectly: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?OK http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor...
- davidw 9y agoI'm not well versed in that kind of thing, but doesn't "drought" just mean with respect to the average? In other words, what counts for a drought in western Oregon is different from a drought in southern Arizona, right?
- planteen 9y agoYes, drought is for a region based on its averages. One problem is droughts and wet spells can happen on periods with length of a decade.