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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
553 AM PDT TUE AUG 01 2023

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...THE LEWISTON ID AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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            117   07/27/1939
 LOW              41   07/02/1955
                       07/07/1895
HIGHEST          105   07/16         MM      MM      108  07/29
LOWEST            54   07/04         MM      MM       54  07/05
AVG. MAXIMUM    95.4               90.8     4.6     93.4
AVG. MINIMUM    63.0               60.9     2.1     63.0
MEAN            79.2               75.8     3.4     78.2
DAYS MAX >= 90    28               17.6    10.4       20
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        2.60   1987
 MINIMUM           T   2018
TOTALS          0.08               0.47   -0.39     0.17
DAILY AVG.      0.00               0.02   -0.02     0.01
DAYS >= .01        1                3.9    -2.9        3
DAYS >= .10        0                1.1    -1.1        1
DAYS >= .50        0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.08   07/24 TO 07/24               0.15

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                 0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  5      -5        0
 SINCE 7/1         0                  2      -2       MM
COOLING TOTAL    448                341     107      418
 SINCE 1/1       796                484     312       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/300    DATE  07/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/310    DATE  07/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.01
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           31
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     32

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

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

$$

JULY 2023 FINISHED WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON INTO THE SOUTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE MONTH WAS QUIET WITH
JUST A FEW ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ON THE 10TH, 24TH, AND 29TH.
MEANWHILE A COLD FRONT ON THE 17TH DELIVERED WINDY CONDITIONS WITH A
PEAK WIND GUST OF 38 MPH AT THE LEWISTON AIRPORT AND 41 MPH AT THE
PULLMAN AIRPORT. LEWISTON DID HAVE SEVERAL HOT SPELLS DURING THE
MONTH WITH THE TRIPLE DIGITS REACHED SEVEN TIMES, JUST SURPASSING
THE NORMAL NUMBER OF 5 DAYS.

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