An exceptionally wet and cool winter and spring so far has led to improved conditions in nearly every part of the state, but drought still persists.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Amid back-to-back weeks of heavy rain in April, it seemed a bit incongruous to see Gov. Tina Kotek’s office issuing local drought declarations for some Oregon counties.
It’s never been a good idea to use Portland’s weather as a yardstick for conditions in the rest of Oregon, but the wetter weather this winter and spring hasn’t been limited to the northwest corner of the state. The state’s snowpack has made big gains, more than it saw last
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