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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
516 AM PST FRI MAR 01 2024

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...THE SPOKANE WA 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             63   02/20/1995
 LOW             -24   02/02/1996
HIGHEST           51   02/23         MM      MM       48  02/20
LOWEST            17   02/17         MM      MM        3  02/24
AVG. MAXIMUM    41.4               39.5     1.9     39.1
AVG. MINIMUM    30.8               26.3     4.5     24.3
MEAN            36.1               32.9     3.2     31.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     1                4.7    -3.7        3
DAYS MIN <= 32    14               22.9    -8.9       23
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.3    -0.3        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.62   1940
 MINIMUM        0.04   2005
TOTALS          2.03               1.44    0.59     0.70
DAILY AVG.      0.07                NAN     NAN     0.03
DAYS >= .01       17               10.9     6.1        7
DAYS >= .10        9                5.0     4.0        3
DAYS >= .50        0                0.4    -0.4        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.58   02/28 TO 02/29               0.31

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          39.6   1893
TOTALS           4.9                7.8    -2.9      8.6
SINCE 7/1       28.2               40.7   -12.5       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   1
DAYS >= 1.0        1                2.7    -1.7        3
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        2   02/17                           4  02/28
                       02/18
                       02/19
 24 HR TOTAL     2.7   02/15 TO 02/15                 MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    829                899     -70      926
 SINCE 7/1      4335               4778    -443       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/230    DATE  02/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/210    DATE  02/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.82
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            1
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         20

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     79

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW               11     SLEET                      0
FOG                      24     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     13
HAZE                      7

-  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 THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO NORTHEAST
WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. PRECIPITATION WAS NEAR TO
ABOVE NORMAL. 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 2-3 INCHES OF SNOW
FROM THE COLUMBIA BASIN INTO THE SPOKANE AND COEUR D`ALENE AREA.  ON
THE 25TH A STRONG COLD FRONT DELIVERED WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE
REGION, WITH A PEAK WIND GUST OF 53 MPH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT AND
IN ATHOL. ON THE 28TH A WARMER AND WETTER SYSTEM ARRIVED ALTHOUGH
PRECIPITATION STARTED AS SNOW IN THE MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
RANGED FROM 0.5-3 INCHES IN THE SPOKANE AREA BUT NORTH IDAHO
RECEIVED ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES FROM BONNERS FERRY DOWN TO THE
COEUR D`ALENE AREA.