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Title: 1955 forest fire weather in western Oregon and Washington.

Author: Cramer, Owen P.

Date: 1955

Source: PNW Old Series Research Notes No. 123: 8 p

Station ID: OSN-PNW-123

Description: While fire-weather severity remained low for the third successive year in western Washington, 1955 brought near normal fire weather to western Oregon for the first time since 1952. Temperatures were cooler than normal throughout the season in both half States, with record or near record lows for April, May, and July. April, July, and October were unusually rainy while August was the driest of record in both western Oregon and western Washington.

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Cramer, Owen P.  1955.  1955 forest fire weather in western Oregon and Washington.  PNW Old Series Research Notes No. 123: 8 p.