Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CXUS46 KOTX 011316
CLMLWS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
516 AM PST FRI MAR 01 2024
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...THE LEWISTON ID AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 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 72 02/24/1986
LOW -18 02/12/1884
HIGHEST 63 02/29 MM MM 58 02/20
LOWEST 27 02/17 MM MM 14 02/23
AVG. MAXIMUM 48.8 47.0 1.8 47.5
AVG. MINIMUM 35.7 31.7 4.0 30.5
MEAN 42.3 39.3 3.0 39.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.8 -1.8 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 7 15.1 -8.1 15
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.42 2019
MINIMUM 0.09 1935
TOTALS 1.09 1.04 0.05 0.37
DAILY AVG. 0.04 NAN NAN 0.01
DAYS >= .01 21 9.6 11.4 5
DAYS >= .10 4 3.3 0.7 2
DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.20 02/25 TO 02/26 0.17
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 31.3 2019
TOTALS 0.5 3.8 -3.3 1.5
SINCE 7/1 13.3 11.9 1.4 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.3 -1.3 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 2 02/22
02/23
02/24
24 HR TOTAL 0.5 02/26 TO 02/26 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 650 718 -68 720
SINCE 7/1 3430 3764 -334 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/190 DATE 02/28
28/210 02/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/170 DATE 02/28
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.71
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 23 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0
FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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FEBRUARY 2024 BROUGHT WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS TO
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE FIRST HALF
OF THE MONTH WAS RELATIVE QUIET WITH JUST PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND
HIGH ELEVATION SNOW. ON THE 15TH A COLDER WEATHER SYSTEM IMPACTED
THE AREA BRINGING 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE PALOUSE AND 4 INCHES.
TO SAINT MARIES. ON THE 25TH A STRONG COLD FRONT DELIVERED WINDY
CONDITIONS TO THE REGION, WITH A PEAK WIND GUST OF 52 MPH AT THE
PULLMAN AIRPORT, AND 50 MPH IN UNIONTOWN. SHOWERS AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT BROUGHT LEWISTON ITS ONLY MEASUREABLE
SNOW OF THE MONTH WITH A HALF INCH ON THE MORNING OF THE 26TH. ON
THE 28TH A WARMER AND WETTER SYSTEM ARRIVED ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION
STARTED AS SNOW IN THE MORNING ON THE PALOUSE WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES.
PATCHY DRIFTING SNOW WAS ALSO REPORTED