S. Oregon snowpack higher than average

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — There is plenty of snow in the mountains in Southern Oregon this year.

The Mail Tribune reports that measurements this week showed the snow depth at three sites on Mount Ashland was 129 percent of normal while water content measured 125 percent.

The mountain snowpack reflects how much water will be released to feed summer stream flows, irrigation and reservoir storage.

Down in the Rogue Valley, the precipitation fell as rain, bringing record moisture to Medford and Ashland in March and April.

The National Weather Service said Medford received 6.38 inches of rain during the two months, topping the record of 6.36 inches set in the 1930s.

Ashland was drenched by 8.3 inches during the same period, easily beating the previous record of 7.06 inches set in 1904.

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Information from: Mail Tribune, http://www.mailtribune.com/