Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA

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

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...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 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             87   10/04/1943
 LOW               7   10/31/2002
HIGHEST           81   10/08         MM      MM       80  10/03
                                                          10/04
LOWEST            20   10/28         MM      MM       32  10/23
AVG. MAXIMUM    61.1               57.7     3.4     66.1
AVG. MINIMUM    41.4               38.0     3.4     44.0
MEAN            51.3               47.9     3.4     55.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     7                7.5    -0.5        1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        6.23   2016
 MINIMUM           T   1895
TOTALS          0.45               1.37   -0.92     0.61
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.04   -0.03     0.02
DAYS >= .01        5                8.9    -3.9        5
DAYS >= .10        2                4.1    -2.1        2
DAYS >= .50        0                0.6    -0.6        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.33   10/24 TO 10/25               0.37

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           7.5   2020
TOTALS           1.1                0.5     0.6        T
SINCE 7/1        1.1                0.6     0.5       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     T                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        1                0.1     0.9        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        T                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL     1.1   10/25 TO 10/25                  T

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    422                532    -110      302
 SINCE 7/1       575                748    -173       MM
COOLING TOTAL      3                  1       2        1
 SINCE 1/1       795                515     280       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/220    DATE  10/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    29/230    DATE  10/23

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.52
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     63

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      3

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

OCTOBER 2023 FINISHED DRIER AND SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL
OVER NORTHEAST WASHINGTON INTO THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE FIRST
THREE WEEKS OF THE MONTH STARTED OFF VERY MILD WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES.  SPOKANE AIRPORT MADE IT INTO THE 70S OR WARMER 10
DAYS, WITH EVEN 81F ON THE 8TH.  THEN CONDITIONS CHANGED DRASTICALLY
TO A WINTER NOTE.  FROM THE 24TH THROUGH THE 31ST MUCH COLDER AIR
ARRIVED WITH EVEN SOME SNOW ON THE 25TH. SNOW TOTALS WAS ELEVATION
DEPENDENT WITH NO ACCUMULATION IN DOWNTOWN SPOKANE, 1 INCH AT THE
AIRPORT, AND 2-3 INCHES IN DAVENPORT.  ON THE 27TH ANOTHER LIGHT
SNOW FELL CREATING SOME SLICK ROADS WITH SLIDEOFFS ON INTERSTATE 90
NEAR FOUR LAKES, AND HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN AIRWAY HEIGHTS AND DAVENPORT.
THEN THE SKIES CLEARED ALLOWING FOR THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE
MONTH. ON THE 28TH AND 29TH SOME OF THE COLDEST READINGS INCLUDED
11F DEER PARK, 13F IN WILBUR AND DAVENPORT, AND 15F IN SANDPOINT.

SPOKANE AIRPORT SET A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 76F ON THE 19TH.

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