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CXUS56 KOTX 012001
CLMGEG

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
1200 PM PST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2013...

FEBRUARY 2013 FOR NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN IDAHO
PANHANDLE STARTED OFF MILD AND DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATED OVER
THE REGION. THIS DID LEAD TO OCCASIONAL DENSE FOG WITH SEVEN OF THE
FIRST NINE DAYS OF THE MONTH HAVING AN OBSERVATION OF DENSE FOG AT
THE SPOKANE AIRPORT.  THE WEATHER PATTERN BEGAN TO CHANGE ON THE
19TH WITH A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS PASSING THROUGH THE AREA
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH. THE FIRST SYSTEM ON THE 19TH
BROUGHT LIGHT SNOW TO SPOKANE WITH AROUND AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION.
A STRONGER STORM ON THE 22ND BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS
WITH A RAIN AND SNOW MIX TO SPOKANE.  MOUNT SPOKANE PICKED UP A FOOT
OF NEW SNOW...WITH 9 INCHES AT SCHWEITZER...49 NORTH...AND LOOKOUT
PASS SKI RESORTS.  ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN SPOKANE
DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR ON THE 25TH BUT THIS QUICKLY MELTED IN
THE AFTERNOON.  AND TO FINISH OUT THE MONTH ON THE 28TH A WARM FRONT
BROUGHT LIGHT VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW.

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


CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              63   02/20/1995
 LOW              -24   02/02/1996
HIGHEST            50   02/15        MM      MM       48  02/22
                                                          02/21
LOWEST             21   02/10        MM      MM        6  02/28
AVG. MAXIMUM     39.8              39.6     0.2     38.8
AVG. MINIMUM     27.7              26.4     1.3     26.6
MEAN             33.8              33.0     0.8     32.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               4.2    -4.2        3
DAYS MIN <= 32     25              20.3     4.7       27
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.4    -0.4        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         5.62   1940
 MINIMUM         0.04   2005
TOTALS           0.74              1.33   -0.59     1.68
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.05   -0.02     0.06
DAYS >= .01         7              10.4    -3.4       16
DAYS >= .10         4               4.6    -0.6        7
DAYS >= .50         0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.22   02/22 TO 02/22           02/24 TO 02/25

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           37.8   MM
TOTALS            4.4               6.8    -2.4      9.4
SINCE 7/1        42.6              40.3     2.3     30.2
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 4      -4        1
DAYS >= 1.0         3               2.5     0.5        3
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         1   02/19                          3  02/29
 24 HR TOTAL      1.5   02/25 TO 02/25           02/25 TO 02/25

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     869               896     -27      930
 SINCE 7/1       4537              4829    -292     4679
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/210    DATE  02/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/210    DATE  02/22

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.80
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            1
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         19

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     79

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               3
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      9
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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