Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CXUS56 KOTX 111642
CLMGEG
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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