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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
842 AM PST SAT NOV 11 2023

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...THE WENATCHEE WA PANGBORN FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1959 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             90   10/06/2014
 LOW              15   10/31/2002
                       10/30/2002
HIGHEST           79   10/04         MM      MM       81  10/02
                       10/05
LOWEST            24   10/29         MM      MM       35  10/29
AVG. MAXIMUM    61.7               60.5     1.2     69.1
AVG. MINIMUM    43.3               40.9     2.4     46.1
MEAN            52.5               50.7     1.8     57.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     5                3.1     1.9        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.03   2016
 MINIMUM           T   1978
TOTALS          0.48               0.62   -0.14     0.02
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.02   -0.00     0.00
DAYS >= .01        8                5.9     2.1        2
DAYS >= .10        2                1.8     0.2        0
DAYS >= .50        0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.36   10/24 TO 10/25               0.01


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    382                446     -64      234
 SINCE 7/1       474                548     -74       MM
COOLING TOTAL      5                  2       3       11
 SINCE 1/1      1097                807     290       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/290    DATE  10/04
                                26/300          10/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    34/300    DATE  10/04

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.24
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       2     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      5

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

OCTOBER 2023 FINISHED WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY
BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. THE
FIRST THREE WEEKS OF THE MONTH STARTED OFF MILD WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. WENATCHEE MADE IT INTO THE 70S NINE TIMES DURING THIS
STRETCH. THEN CONDITIONS CHANGED DRASTICALLY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
DROPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 40S AND A COLD RAIN ON THE 24TH AND
25TH.  BUT THIS RAIN FELL AS SNOW FOR LOCATIONS MAINLY ABOVE 2000
FEET. WATERVILLE PICKED UP 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW, WITH 6-10 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS INCLUDING WASHINGTON PASS, STEVENS PASS, AND HOLDEN
VILLAGE.  ON THE 28TH AND 29TH SKIES CLEARED ALLOWING FOR SOME OF
THE COLDEST READINGS FOR THE MONTH.  SOME PLACES DROPPED INTO THE
TEENS INCLUDING 14F MAZAMA, 18F OMAK, AND 19 IN MOSES
LAKE.

WENATCHEE AIRPORT BROKE A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 74F ON THE 20TH.

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