Klamath Basin storm history

Persistent high pressure brought excessive heat to the Klamath Basin for 4 consecutive days from July 6th through July 9th, and on July 12th and 13th. Advisory conditions occurred on July 4th and 5th, and on July 10th and 11th. During the excessive heat, low temperatures were gen…

At around 9:10 AM PST on 12/12/20, a pickup truck on Highway 97 just north of the OR/CA border crossed the median and hit a southbound semi-truck. The driver of the pickup was killed, and his passenger and the semi-driver were seriously injured. As traffic backed up behind the sc…

A Beatty man died on this date when his vehicle collided with a Klamath County school bus on Highway 140E between Klamath Falls and Bonanza. No children were inside the bus at the time, according to Oregon State Police. David Hauck, 51, was headed westbound about 8:50 a.m. when h…

National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 3 to 10 inches. Amounts were highest at elevations above 5000 feet. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 0.73 inches at Round Lake Ridge, 0.62 inches at Klamath Falls International Airport, and 0.76 inches at Lost…

The Hagelstein Wildfire was discovered on July 14th. The fire started 4 miles southeast of Modoc Point in Klamath County, Oregon. The fire was human caused, spontaneous combustion due to improperly stored materials. As of 530 AM PST on July 30th, it had burned 669 acres, was 100%…

The National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 12 to 30 inches, including 12 to 18 inches at valley locations. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 2.46 inches at Klamath Falls International Airport, 2.93 inches at Worden, and 3.53 inches at Lorella.

On 07/20/24, reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 48 to 64 degrees. Reported high temperatures ranged from 95 to 101 degrees. On 07/21/24, reported low temperatures ranged from 56 to 63 degrees. Reported high temperatures ranged from 92 to 101 degrees. On 07/22/24, …

Low temperatures recorded included: 28 at Lorella, 28 at Worden, 30 at Klamath Falls International Airport, 31 at Chiloquin, 31 at Malin, and 31 at Klamath Falls Agrimet.

Low temperatures recorded included: 30 at Worden, 30 at Chiloquin, 31 at Lorella, and 32 at Klamath Falls International Airport.

Low temperatures recorded included: 28 at Worden, 28 at Klamath Falls International Airport, 29 at Lorella, 31 at Chiloquin, and 32 at Malin.

National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 6 to 16 inches. Snowfall of 6 inches was reported at 0.4 WNW Altamont. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 0.75 inches at Agency Lake, 2.40 inches at Sun Pass, and 1.70 inches at Swan Lake Mountain.

National gridded snowfall analysis indicated 2 to 10 inches of accumulation. Sun Pass reported 10 inches.

National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 2 to 12 inches. This included Snotel reports of 9 inches at Swan Lake Mountain and 12 inches at Sun Pass.

Low temperatures ranged from 28 to 32. It was the first hard freeze of the season.

Freezing low temperatures in the Klamath Basin included: Chiloquin 25, Lorella 26, Klamath Falls International Airport 30 (a record low), Worden 28, and Malin 29.

Freezing low temperatures in the Klamath Basin included: Chiloquin 30, Lorella 31, Klamath Falls Agrimet 32, Klamath Falls International Airport 30, Worden 29, and Malin 32.

Peak wind at Klamath Falls, Kingsley Field ASOS of 40 mph with gust of 63 mph. 12/27 at 0215.

The Van Meter wildfire was first reported at 1124 PST on 09/07/22. The cause was unknown. As of the last report at 0530 PST on 09/17/22, the fire had burned 2639 acres and was 99 percent contained. 13 structures were lost in the fire and 5.2 million dollars had been spent on fire…

On 07/25/22, reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 46 to 63 degrees. Reported high temperatures ranged from 94 to 99 degrees. On 07/26/22, reported low temperatures ranged from 47 to 57 degrees. Reported high temperatures ranged from 97 to 100 degrees. On 07/27/22, r…

Reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 31 to 32 degrees.

Reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 27 to 32 degrees.

Reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 26 to 28 degrees.

Reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 32 to 33 degrees.

The Klamath Falls ASOS recorded a gust to 60 mph at 20/1145 PST and a gust to 59 mph at 20/1253 PST.

The Klamath Falls Airport (KLMT) recorded numerous gusts exceeding 57 mph between 03/0936 PST and 03/1253 PST. The peak gust was 69 mph recorded at 03/1053 PST. The Worden Agrimet recorded a gust to 58 mph at 03/1130 PST. The Lorella Agrimet recorded a gust to 71 mph at 03/1715 P…

A spotter in Malin reported a storm total of 12.0 inches of snow at 27/1600 PST. The cooperative observer at Fort Klamath reported 14 inches of snow in 24 hours ending at 25/1500 PST.

A spotter 5WNW Klamath Falls reported 12.0 inches of snow in 24 hours ending at 16/0900 PST.

The cooperative observer at Fort Klamath reported 12 inches of snow in 24 hours ending at 12/1500 PST.

Reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 22 to 29 degrees.

On 06/26/21, the reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 44 to 50 degrees and the high temperatures ranged from 92 to 94 degrees. On 06/27/21, the reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 50 to 57 degrees and the high temperatures ranged from 96 to 101 degree…

Reported low temperatures of 32 degrees was reported from two stations in this zone.

The Kingsley Field METAR recorded two gusts to 60 mph between 17/0954 PST and 17/1153 PST. The Agrimet sensor at Lorella recorded a gust to 66 mph at 17/1115 PST.

The Two Four Two wildfire started on 09/07/20 at 6:58 PM PDT. The cause is under investigation. As of the last report at 0630 PDT on 10/11/20, the fire had burned 14473 acres and was 100 percent contained. 48 structures had been lost. 7.9 million dollars had been spent on firefig…

The Two Four Two wildfire started on 09/07/20 at 6:58 PM PDT. The cause is under investigation. As of 0630 PDT on 10/01/20, the fire had burned 14473 acres and was 97 percent contained. 48 structures had been lost. 7.3 million dollars had been spent on firefighting efforts.

Reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 27 to 28 degrees.

Reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 30 to 32 degrees.

The coop observer at Chiloquin reported 12.0 inches of snow in 24 hours ending at 27/0800 PST.

Reported lows temperatures in this zone ranged from 25 to 30 degrees.

Reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 23 to 27 degrees.

Reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 27 to 35 degrees.

The cooperative observer 12NW Chiloquin reported 17.0 inches of snow at 13/1315 PST. This all fell since the previous observation at 12/0930 PST. Over 900 customers lost power in the Klamath Falls area.

The Stukel fire started on the afternoon of 10/14/2018, and it was caused by a shooter using exploding targets. As of the last report at 0700 PST on 10/23/2018, the fire covered 518 acres and was 100% contained. 0 structures were lost and 875,000 dollars had been spent on firefig…

Reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 26 to 31 degrees.

Reported low temperatures ranged from 26 to 32 degrees.

Reported low temperature in this zone ranged from 24 to 31 degrees.

Reported low temperatures ranged from 26 to 28 degrees.

Reported low temperatures ranged from 28 to 38 degrees.

The ASOS at Klamath Falls Airport reported a peak gust of 60 mph at 26/0537 PST.

Reported low temperatures ranged from 26 to 28 degrees.