Drought — Northern Cascade Foothills, Washington

2005-03-10 to 2005-03-30 · Northern Cascade Foothills, Washington

Wider weather episode

The governor declared a drought after a fall and winter of much below normal precipitation. As of March 15th, Olympia was -15.84 inches below normal since Oct 1st. The White, Green and Puyallup rivers, together, are at 25 percent of normal. In the Cedar, Snoqualmie, Tolt, and Skykomish basins, the water in the snowpack varies from 0 to 36% of normal. The 12 million in damages is the amount the governor seeks for drought relief.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5440005. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.