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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
643 AM PDT MON APR 01 2024

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...THE WENATCHEE WA PANGBORN FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1959 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             78   03/28/1994
                       03/31/1992
 LOW               4   03/04/2019
HIGHEST           72   03/19         54      18       60  03/30
LOWEST            23   03/06         34     -11       21  03/01
AVG. MAXIMUM    55.0               52.5     2.5     48.2
AVG. MINIMUM    34.8               33.7     1.1     31.6
MEAN            44.9               43.1     1.8     39.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.6    -0.6        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    11               12.2    -1.2       21
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.34   1983
 MINIMUM        0.02   1994
TOTALS          0.58               0.73   -0.15     0.38
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.02   -0.00     0.01
DAYS >= .01       10                6.3     3.7        8
DAYS >= .10        1                2.2    -1.2        2
DAYS >= .50        0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.44   03/22 TO 03/23               0.12


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    617                679     -62      769
 SINCE 7/1      4796               5153    -357       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/260    DATE  03/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/270    DATE  03/12

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.25
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                       6     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
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 2024 FINISHED WITH NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
PRECIPITATION OVER NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. MARCH OFTEN BRINGS
ABOUT SEVERAL WEATHER CHANGES AS SPRING ARRIVES AND THIS ONE WAS NO
DIFFERENT. THE MONTH STARTED ON A WINTRY NOTE WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN
MANY AREAS THROUGH THE 4TH. ON THE 2ND AREAS AROUND WAUCONDA PICKED
UP 4", WITH 2" IN CONCONULLY AND CARLTON.  COLD MORNING LOW
TEMPERATURES FOLLOWED MORNING LOWS FOLLOWED FROM THE 3RD THROUGH THE
7TH SEITH SEVERAL LOCATIONS DROPPING INTO THE TEENS OR UPPER SINGLE
DIGITS. SOME OF THE COLDER READINGS INCLUDE 4F HOLDEN VILLAGE, 11F
MAZAMA, 13F WINTHROP, AND 14F IN PLAIN. THE REGION THEN TRANSITIONED
TO MORE TYPICAL MARCH TEMPERATURES FROM THE 8TH THROUGH THE 12TH AS
A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS DELIVERED LIGHT PRECIPITATION AND WINDY
CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE WENATCHEE AIRPORT PEAK WIND GUST REACHED 40
MPH ON THE 9TH AND 44 MPH ON THE 12TH. ANOTHER CHANGE ARRIVED FROM
THE 16TH THROUGH THE 19TH AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SET UP. RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S OCCURRED ON SEVERAL
DAYS DURING THIS WARM SPELL.  ON THE 23RD WIDESPREAD RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW FELL OVER NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON WITH RECORD
PRECIPITATION IN SOME AREAS.  OMAK RECEIVED 0.84 INCHES, CRUSHING
THE OLD DAILY RECORD 0F 0.38 INCHES.  IT WAS THE 2ND WETTEST OF ANY
MARCH DAY DATING BACK TO 1909. ANOTHER WET STORM TRACKED ACROSS THE
REGION ON THE 28TH BRINGING MORE RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW.

SEVERAL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKE DURING THE MONTH AT THE WENATCHEE
AIRPORT. THIS INCLUDES A RECORD HIGH OF 71F ON THE 17TH, A RECORD
TIE OF 70F ON THE 18TH, AND A RECORD OF 72F ON THE 19TH. RECORD
PRECIPITATION OF 0.43 INCHES WAS SET ON THE 23RD.