Record Report
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
343 SXUS76 KPQR 011330 AAA RERPQR RECORD EVENT REPORT...Updated NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON 530 AM PST FRI MAR 1 2024 ...RECORD RAINFALL FOR FEB 29... SEVERAL SITES AROUND NW OREGON SET NEW DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS YESTERDAY, FEB 29. LOCATION RAINFALL PREV RECORD ================================================ Portland Airport 1.10" 0.32" (2016) Hillsboro 0.74" 0.45" (2016) McMinnville 0.80" 0.57 (1904) Salem 1.36" 1.05" (2012) Eugene 1.15" 0.88" (2012) KEEP IN MIND THAT FEBRUARY 29 IS LEAP DAY WHICH TYPICALLY OCCURS ONLY ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS. THEREFORE THE SAMPLE SIZE IS CONSIDERABLY SMALLER THAN FOR OTHER DAYS OF THE YEAR. FOR EXAMPLE... RECORDS AT PORTLAND AIRPORT GO BACK TO OCT 1940 BUT FEBRUARY 29 HAD ONLY OCCURRED 19 TIMES IN THE PERIOD OF RECORD PRIOR TO YESTERDAY. $$ CB/WEAGLE