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CXUS56 KOTX 012327
CLMEAT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
427 PM PDT WED MAY 01 2024

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...THE WENATCHEE WA PANGBORN FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1959 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             93   04/24/1977
 LOW              23   04/15/2022
HIGHEST           79   04/14         62      17       83  04/30
LOWEST            34   04/19         41      -7       27  04/02
AVG. MAXIMUM    61.7               61.8    -0.1     58.6
AVG. MINIMUM    40.9               40.4     0.5     38.2
MEAN            51.3               51.1     0.2     48.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                2.2    -2.2        8
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.35   1967
 MINIMUM           T   1977
TOTALS          0.16               0.57   -0.41     0.44
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.02   -0.01     0.01
DAYS >= .01        4                4.9    -0.9        4
DAYS >= .10        0                1.9    -1.9        2
DAYS >= .50        0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.08   04/25 TO 04/25               0.24


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    388                418     -30      495
 SINCE 7/1      5184               5569    -385       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  2      -2        4
 SINCE 1/1         0                  2      -2       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/310    DATE  04/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/290    DATE  04/29

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.24
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     48

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       0     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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APRIL 2024 BROUGHT NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL
PRECIPITATION TO NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. THE FIRST PART
OF THE MONTH BROUGHT SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE WEATHER. AFTER
REACHING 76F AT THE WENATCHEE AIRPORT ON THE 2ND, A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
BROUGHT MUCH COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER ON THE 4TH AND 5TH WITH HIGHS
ONLY IN THE 40S. STEADY PRECIPITATION FELL IN THE WILBUR AND GRAND
COULEE AREAS ON THE 5TH WITH 0.83 AND 0.72 INCHES RESPECTIVELY.
TEMPERATURES THEN REBOUNDED HEADING INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH,
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING BACK UP INTO THE 70S ON THE 13TH AND
14TH. EPHRATA EVEN REACHED 80F ON THE 14TH. THE SECOND OF THE MONTH
BROUGHT SEVERAL COLD FRONTS DELIVERING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS. WIND
GUSTS ON SEVERAL DAYS DURING THIS STRETCH PEAKED IN THE 30-40 MPH RANGE AT
THE WENATCHEE AIRPORT.

NO RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE WENATCHEE AIRPORT.