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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
601 AM PDT SUN OCT 01 2023

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...THE WENATCHEE WA PANGBORN FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1959 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            101   09/01/1987
 LOW              31   09/29/1985
HIGHEST           89   09/10         MM      MM       95  09/01
LOWEST            39   09/30          0      39       47  09/17
AVG. MAXIMUM    75.3               76.7    -1.4     79.5
AVG. MINIMUM    54.4               52.5     1.9     56.0
MEAN            64.9               64.6     0.3     67.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                2.5    -2.5        2
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.31   1986
 MINIMUM        0.00   1999
TOTALS          0.18               0.23   -0.05     0.54
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.01    0.00     0.02
DAYS >= .01        4                2.8     1.2        2
DAYS >= .10        0                0.7    -0.7        1
DAYS >= .50        0                0.0     0.0        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.09   09/26 TO 09/27               0.52


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     92                 91       1       19
 SINCE 7/1        92                104     -12       MM
COOLING TOTAL     95                 79      16      108
 SINCE 1/1      1092                805     287       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/310    DATE  09/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/320    DATE  09/18

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.19
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           22
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     51

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       1     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      5

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

$$

SEPTEMBER 2023 FINISHED WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE
NORMAL PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON.  THIS WAS
ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THE OKANOGAN VALLEY WHERE OMAK RECEIVED 1.74
INCHES DURING THE MONTH MAKING IT THE 8TH WETTEST SEPTEMBER SINCE
1909.  ABOUT HALF OF THAT FELL ON THE 20TH WITH 0.86 INCHES,
SMASHING THE PREVIOUSLY DAILY RECORD OF JUST 0.15 INCHES. OTHERWISE
MOST OF THE MONTH BROUGHT QUIET WEATHER. THE 18TH DELIVERED WINDY
CONDITIONS WITH A PEAK WIND GUST OF 42 MPH AT THE WENATCHEE AIRPORT.

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