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CXUS56 KOTX 222126 CCA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
1031 AM PST FRI FEB 1 2013

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JANUARY 2013 OVER NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON WAS DRIER AND COLDER THAN
NORMAL. THERE WAS A SHORT THREE DAY PERIOD IN WHICH TEMPERATURES
WERE ABOVE NORMAL AT WENATCHEE BETWEEN THE 7TH AND THE 9TH. THE LAST
TWO DAYS OF JANUARY WERE ALSO WARMER THAN AVERAGE. WARM DOWN-SLOPE
WINDS PUSHED TEMPERATURES TO 53 DEGREES ON JANUARY 30TH. FOR THE
REST OF THE MONTH...TEMPERATURES IN THE VALLEYS WERE AT TO OR BELOW
NORMAL. A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DURING THE WEEK OF THE 15TH
THROUGH THE 22ND RESULTED IN A STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSION AND
PERSISTENT LOW STRATUS CLOUDS AND FOG IN THE VALLEYS. MOUNTAIN
TEMPERATURES AT THE TOP OF THE INVERSION WERE QUITE WARM...WITH
SEVERAL DAYS OF AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S AND 50S.
HOWEVER...VALLEYS HAD A VERY HARD TIME WARMING UP DURING THE DAY...
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES COMMONLY REMAINING 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL. SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW FELL IN NORTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON BETWEEN THE 6TH AND THE 9TH. THIS STRETCH YIELDED 20.0
INCHES AT STEHEKIN...17.8 INCHES IN MAZAMA...12.7 INCHES IN
PLAIN...8.5 INCHES IN WINTHROP...8.0 INCHES IN REPUBLIC...AND 7.3
INCHES IN LEAVENWORTH. MUCH OF THE REST OF THE MONTH WAS RELATIVELY
DRY EAST OF THE CASCADE CREST.

NO RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE WENATCHEE AIRPORT.

...THE WENATCHEE WA PANGBORN FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF
JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1959 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              60   MM
 LOW                8   01/20/2012
                        01/19/2012
                        01/15/2012
HIGHEST            53   01/30        34      19       49  01/30
LOWEST             11   01/13        25     -14        8  01/20
                                                          01/19
AVG. MAXIMUM     30.6              33.8    -3.2     34.1
AVG. MINIMUM     22.4              22.1     0.3     21.0
MEAN             26.5              29.5    -3.0     27.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     24                MM      MM       14
DAYS MIN <= 32     29                MM      MM       30
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                MM      MM        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         2.84   1995
 MINIMUM         0.01   1977
TOTALS           0.19              1.06   -0.87     0.95
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.04   -0.03     0.03
DAYS >= .01         3                MM      MM        6
DAYS >= .10         1                MM      MM        3
DAYS >= .50         0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0                MM      MM        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.10   01/08 TO 01/08           01/18 TO 01/19

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
TOTALS             MM                MM      MM       MM
SINCE 7/1          MM                MM      MM       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     MM                MM      MM       MM
DAYS >= 1.0        MM                MM      MM       MM
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        MM                                 MM  MM
 24 HR TOTAL       MM                                 MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1186              1100      86     1153
 SINCE 7/1       3353              3620    -267     3570
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              2.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/310    DATE  01/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/300    DATE  01/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         15

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     79

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                1     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               10     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      7

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

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