Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
345 AM PDT SAT APR 01 2023

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...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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             74   03/30/1881
 LOW             -10   03/03/1891
HIGHEST           58   03/22         MM      MM       68  03/27
LOWEST            18   03/01         MM      MM       21  03/09
AVG. MAXIMUM    46.0               48.6    -2.6     50.8
AVG. MINIMUM    29.2               31.5    -2.3     34.3
MEAN            37.6               40.0    -2.4     42.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.6    -0.6        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    25               19.4     5.6       13
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.56   2012
 MINIMUM        0.12   1909
TOTALS          1.11               1.83   -0.72     1.26
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.06   -0.02     0.04
DAYS >= .01       10               11.8    -1.8        8
DAYS >= .10        2                6.5    -4.5        7
DAYS >= .50        0                0.5    -0.5        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.38   03/10 TO 03/10               0.68

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          16.4   1897
TOTALS           9.1                3.9     5.2        T
SINCE 7/1       59.2               44.6    14.6       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        3                1.2     1.8        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        5   03/11                           0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                   T

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    840                774      66      688
 SINCE 7/1      5547               5492      55       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/240    DATE  03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/210    DATE  03/02

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            2
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         15

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     64

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               10     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      3

-  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 NORTHEAST
WASHINGTON INTO THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE FIRST HALF OF THE
MONTH WAS ACTIVE WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF COOL AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS.
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOW FELL EVEN INTO THE VALLEYS FROM THE 4TH
THROUGH THE 6TH. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WERE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
BUT THERE WERE SOME EXCEPTIONS. ON THE 4TH 5" WAS REPORTED IN
PONDERAY WITH 4" IN BONNERS FERRY.  ON THE 6TH A SMALL AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FELL IN THE MORNING AROUND THE SPOKANE AREA.
WHILE MOST AREAS ONLY RECEIVED 1-2", THE SNOW FELL HARDER AND LONGER
IN THE ROCKFORD AREA WITH 6".  ON THE 9TH YET ANOTHER AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW PASSED BUT THIS TIME HITTING LOON LAKE AND
SPRINGDALE WITH 6".  ON THE 10TH A STRONGER STORM PASSED THROUGH
WITH SNOW FALLING THROUGH THE DAY.  THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS FELL FROM
THE SPOKANE AREA EAST THROUGH COEUR D`ALENE AND SANDPOINT. AMOUNTS
REACHED AS HIGH AS 5-7", WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN IDAHO. ANOTHER
STORM ON THE 13TH WAS WARMER WITH VALLEY RAIN. CLAYTON AND ATHOL
RECEIVED NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN.  A DRIER AND GENERALLY QUIET
WEATHER PATTERN OCCURRED FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH.

ONE RECORD OCCURRED DURING THE MONTH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT WHEN 4.8
INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON THE 10TH...BREAKING A RECORD FOR THE DATE.


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