Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CXUS56 KOTX 011045
CLMEAT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
345 AM PDT SAT APR 01 2023
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...THE WENATCHEE WA PANGBORN FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 78 03/28/1994
03/31/1992
LOW 4 03/04/2019
HIGHEST 60 03/30 54 6 70 03/27
LOWEST 21 03/01 34 -13 23 03/10
AVG. MAXIMUM 48.2 52.5 -4.3 55.3
AVG. MINIMUM 31.6 33.7 -2.1 35.7
MEAN 39.9 43.1 -3.2 45.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.6 -0.6 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 21 12.2 8.8 10
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.34 1983
MINIMUM 0.02 1994
TOTALS 0.38 0.73 -0.35 0.15
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.01 0.00
DAYS >= .01 8 6.3 1.7 3
DAYS >= .10 2 2.2 -0.2 1
DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.12 03/08 TO 03/08 0.27
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 769 679 90 596
SINCE 7/1 5446 5153 293 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/300 DATE 03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/270 DATE 03/23
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.47
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0
FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
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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MARCH 2023 FINISHED COOLER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON. THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH WAS ACTIVE WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS
OF COOL AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOW FELL FROM THE
4TH THROUGH THE 10TH. ON THE 5TH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IN AND AROUND
THE METHOW VALLEY FELL WITH 6" IN TWISP AND NEAR MALOTT, WITH A REPORT
OF 9" ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF TWISP. ON THE 6TH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS FELL
IN THE MORNING AROUND EPHRATA AND MOSES LAKE WITH REPORTS OF 4-5".
ON THE 10TH WIDSPREAD LIGHT SNOW FELL IN THE MORNING WITH SEVERAL
REPORTS OF 1-2". THE SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH WAS DRIER WITH GENERALLY
QUIET WEATHER.
NO RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE WENATCHEE AIRPORT.