April rainfall measured in Yachats was the second-lowest in the past 11 years, following a similarly dry month in March.
The city of Yachats measured 3.33 inches of rain at its wastewater treatment plant in April, the lowest in the past 11 years except for the 2.78 inches recorded in April 2016.
March rainfall was 4.09 inches, the third-lowest for that month in the past decade.
The average rainfall for April is 6.06 inches.
For the calendar year, 29.23 inches of rain has fallen in Yachats, four inches and 13 percent lower than the 10-year average of 33.74 inches for the first four months of the year.