Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CXUS56 KOTX 011045
CLMGEG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
345 AM PDT SAT APR 01 2023
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...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 74 03/30/1881
LOW -10 03/03/1891
HIGHEST 58 03/22 MM MM 68 03/27
LOWEST 18 03/01 MM MM 21 03/09
AVG. MAXIMUM 46.0 48.6 -2.6 50.8
AVG. MINIMUM 29.2 31.5 -2.3 34.3
MEAN 37.6 40.0 -2.4 42.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.6 -0.6 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 25 19.4 5.6 13
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.56 2012
MINIMUM 0.12 1909
TOTALS 1.11 1.83 -0.72 1.26
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.06 -0.02 0.04
DAYS >= .01 10 11.8 -1.8 8
DAYS >= .10 2 6.5 -4.5 7
DAYS >= .50 0 0.5 -0.5 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.38 03/10 TO 03/10 0.68
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 16.4 1897
TOTALS 9.1 3.9 5.2 T
SINCE 7/1 59.2 44.6 14.6 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 0
DAYS >= 1.0 3 1.2 1.8 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 5 03/11 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 840 774 66 688
SINCE 7/1 5547 5492 55 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/240 DATE 03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/210 DATE 03/02
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 15
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 0
FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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MARCH 2023 FINISHED COOLER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL ACROSS NORTHEAST
WASHINGTON INTO THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE FIRST HALF OF THE
MONTH WAS ACTIVE WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF COOL AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS.
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOW FELL EVEN INTO THE VALLEYS FROM THE 4TH
THROUGH THE 6TH. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WERE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
BUT THERE WERE SOME EXCEPTIONS. ON THE 4TH 5" WAS REPORTED IN
PONDERAY WITH 4" IN BONNERS FERRY. ON THE 6TH A SMALL AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FELL IN THE MORNING AROUND THE SPOKANE AREA.
WHILE MOST AREAS ONLY RECEIVED 1-2", THE SNOW FELL HARDER AND LONGER
IN THE ROCKFORD AREA WITH 6". ON THE 9TH YET ANOTHER AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW PASSED BUT THIS TIME HITTING LOON LAKE AND
SPRINGDALE WITH 6". ON THE 10TH A STRONGER STORM PASSED THROUGH
WITH SNOW FALLING THROUGH THE DAY. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS FELL FROM
THE SPOKANE AREA EAST THROUGH COEUR D`ALENE AND SANDPOINT. AMOUNTS
REACHED AS HIGH AS 5-7", WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN IDAHO. ANOTHER
STORM ON THE 13TH WAS WARMER WITH VALLEY RAIN. CLAYTON AND ATHOL
RECEIVED NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN. A DRIER AND GENERALLY QUIET
WEATHER PATTERN OCCURRED FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH.
ONE RECORD OCCURRED DURING THE MONTH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT WHEN 4.8
INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON THE 10TH...BREAKING A RECORD FOR THE DATE.