Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CXUS46 KOTX 011045
CLMLWS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
345 AM PDT SAT APR 01 2023
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...THE LEWISTON ID 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 80 03/30/1923
LOW 2 03/05/1955
HIGHEST 64 03/19 MM MM 70 03/23
LOWEST 26 03/01 MM MM 23 03/10
AVG. MAXIMUM 52.1 55.1 -3.0 56.7
AVG. MINIMUM 33.9 35.7 -1.8 38.6
MEAN 43.0 45.4 -2.4 47.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 15 9.1 5.9 4
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.07 1931
MINIMUM 0.25 1969
TOTALS 0.97 1.30 -0.33 0.79
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.04 -0.01 0.03
DAYS >= .01 15 11.7 3.3 7
DAYS >= .10 3 4.0 -1.0 3
DAYS >= .50 0 0.3 -0.3 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.15 03/08 TO 03/08 0.33
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 9.7 1955
TOTALS 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.0
SINCE 7/1 11.9 12.7 -0.8 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 1 0.2 0.8 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 03/05 0 03/22
24 HR TOTAL MM 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 672 608 64 528
SINCE 7/1 4402 4325 77 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/270 DATE 03/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/280 DATE 03/10
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.58
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 1
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 1
- 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 SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON INTO THE SOUTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE FIRST HALF OF THE
MONTH WAS ACTIVE WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF COOL AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS.
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOW FELL MAINLY ABOVE THE LEWISTON-CLARKSTON
VALLEY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WERE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
BUT THERE WERE SOME EXCEPTIONS. ON THE 6TH 5" FELL IN ST MARIES
AND IN PLUMMER. ON THE 9TH AND 10TH THE PALOUSE RECEIVED SNOW WITH
REPORTS BOTH DAYS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. THE SECOND HALF OF THE
MONTH WAS DRIER WITH GENERALLY QUIET WEATHER.
NO RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE LEWISTON AIRPORT.