March 2015 Season-to-Date Heating Degrees and Rainfall

Heating Degree Days:

2015 is the earliest season start in recent history, about 3 to 4 weeks early, due to early March average daily temps above the critical 51F level.

Rainfall

Rainfall during the critical dormant season through March was only 1/2 inch less than normal, while areas outside the Willamette Valley suffered through one of the driest winters on record.