Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CXUS46 KOTX 011343
CLMLWS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
643 AM PDT MON APR 01 2024
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...THE LEWISTON ID AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 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 80 03/30/1923
LOW 2 03/05/1955
HIGHEST 75 03/19 MM MM 64 03/19
LOWEST 26 03/06 MM MM 26 03/01
03/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 57.0 55.1 1.9 52.1
AVG. MINIMUM 35.6 35.7 -0.1 33.9
MEAN 46.3 45.4 0.9 43.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 9 9.1 -0.1 15
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.07 1931
MINIMUM 0.25 1969
TOTALS 0.50 1.30 -0.80 0.97
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.04 -0.02 0.03
DAYS >= .01 13 11.7 1.3 15
DAYS >= .10 0 4.0 -4.0 3
DAYS >= .50 0 0.3 -0.3 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.12 03/01 TO 03/02 0.15
03/23 TO 03/24
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 9.7 1955
TOTALS T 0.8 -0.8 1.2
SINCE 7/1 13.3 12.7 0.6 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. T 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.2 -0.2 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH MM 1 03/05
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 571 608 -37 672
SINCE 7/1 4001 4325 -324 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/280 DATE 03/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/290 DATE 03/01
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.37
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0
FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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MARCH 2024 FINISHED WITH NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON INTO THE SOUTH
IDAHO PANHANDLE. MARCH OFTEN BRINGS ABOUT SEVERAL WEATHER CHANGES AS
SPRING ARRIVES AND THIS ONE WAS NO DIFFERENT. THE MONTH STARTED ON A
WINTRY NOTE WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN MANY AREAS THROUGH THE 4TH. ON THE
2ND AREAS AROUND SAINT MARIES PICKED UP 4", WITH 2" IN MOSCOW. THE
REGION THEN TRANSITIONED TO MORE TYPICAL MARCH TEMPERATURES FROM THE
8TH THROUGH THE 12TH AS A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS DELIVERED LIGHT
PRECIPITATION AND WINDY CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE PULLMAN AIRPORT
PEAK WIND GUST REACHED 41 MPH ON THE 12TH. ANOTHER CHANGE ARRIVED
FROM THE 16TH THROUGH THE 19TH AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SET UP
DELIVERING HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. PULLMAN
BROKE A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE 17TH AND 18TH WITH 69F BOTH
DAYS.
NO RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE LEWISTON AIRPORT.