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Update #5 – December 2016

December 7, 2016 admin

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National Weather Service (US) predicts below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation.
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/seasonal.php?lead=3

Categories Articles, Drought Updates Tags Brenda Mines Snow Pillow, Drought Update, Mission Creek Snow Pillow, weather report
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