Table 1 Summary of whiplash streamflow stations from 1981 to 2023.
From: Atmospheric teleconnection patterns and hydrological whiplashes in the Western U.S.
Year | California river basin | Colorado river basin | Columbia river basin | Great basin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of dry to wet whiplash stations | |||||
1981–1985 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 48 |
1986–1990 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
1991–1995 | 110 | 17 | 61 | 18 | 206 |
1996–2000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
2001–2005 | 2 | 20 | 45 | 3 | 70 |
2006–2010 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 37 |
2011–2015 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
2016–2020 | 27 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 81 |
2021–2023 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 47 |
Number of wet to dry whiplash stations | |||||
1981–1985 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 47 |
1986–1990 | 52 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 80 |
1991–1995 | 45 | 6 | 55 | 4 | 110 |
1996–2000 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
2001–2005 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 43 |
2006–2010 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 34 |
2011–2015 | 7 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 56 |
2016–2020 | 39 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 84 |
2021–2023 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 51 |
