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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
510 AM PDT SAT SEP 1 2012

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...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012...

AUGUST 2012 WAS OVERALL A WARM AND DRY MONTH ACROSS NORTHEAST
WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE.  ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
DOMINATED FROM THE 3RD THROUGH THE 20TH OF THE MONTH AS HIGH
PRESSURE DOMINATED THE AREA.  THE RIDGE BROKE DOWN ON THE 21ST WITH
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA.  AT 6 AM PDT A THUNDERSTORM BROUGHT
WIND GUSTS OF 47 MPH AS WELL AS THE ONLY MEASURABLE RAIN FOR THE
MONTH IN SPOKANE.

NO RECORDS WERE SET AT SPOKANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DURING THE
MONTH.

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CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             108   08/04/1961
                        08/04/1928
 LOW               35   08/29/1965
                        08/31/1964
HIGHEST            97   08/07        MM      MM       94  08/28
LOWEST             47   08/25        MM      MM       48  08/31
                        08/24
AVG. MAXIMUM     86.0              82.9     3.1     84.6
AVG. MINIMUM     57.2              55.8     1.4     56.9
MEAN             71.6              69.3     2.3     70.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     12               6.6     5.4        6
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         2.12   1923
 MINIMUM            T   2000
TOTALS           0.13              0.59   -0.46     0.23
DAILY AVG.       0.00              0.02   -0.02     0.01
DAYS >= .01         1               3.8    -2.8        1
DAYS >= .10         1               1.5    -0.5        1
DAYS >= .50         0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.13   08/21

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            0.0   MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0                                  0
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      14                33     -19        8
 SINCE 7/1         34                65     -31       48
COOLING TOTAL     227               168      59      195
 SINCE 1/1        508               411      97      321
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/260    DATE  08/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/250    DATE  08/21

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     40

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     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                      0

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

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