Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
517 CXUS56 KOTX 011421 CCA CLMEAT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 721 AM PDT SAT JUN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE WENATCHEE WA PANGBORN FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 103 05/31/1986 LOW 32 05/12/1985 05/11/1985 05/05/1968 HIGHEST 88 05/11 MM MM 92 05/20 LOWEST 37 05/02 MM MM 44 05/07 AVG. MAXIMUM 70.5 71.6 -1.1 78.0 AVG. MINIMUM 47.5 48.7 -1.2 54.5 MEAN 59.0 60.1 -1.1 66.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.2 -1.2 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 2.02 1998 MINIMUM T 1992 TOTALS 0.42 0.77 -0.35 0.19 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.01 0.01 DAYS >= .01 1 6.2 -5.2 5 DAYS >= .10 1 2.3 -1.3 0 DAYS >= .50 0 0.3 -0.3 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.42 05/04 TO 05/04 0.07 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 207 186 21 61 SINCE 7/1 5391 5757 -366 MM COOLING TOTAL 28 36 -8 107 SINCE 1/1 28 38 -10 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/310 DATE 05/13 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/310 DATE 05/13 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.15 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 25 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 45 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 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ MAY 2024 BROUGHT NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION TO NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. THE MONTH STARTED OFF ON A COOL AND SHOWERY NOTE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S THROUGH THE 7TH. THE 4TH WAS PARTICULARLY WET IN THE WENATCHEE AREA WITH 0.42" MEASURED AT THE AIRPORT. THEN TEMPERATURE RAPIDLY WARMED AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPED WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE 80S FROM THE 10TH THROUGH THE 12TH. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S TO MID 80S CONTINUED THROUGH THE 16TH BEFORE A STRONG DRY COLD FRONT DELIVERED WINDY CONDITIONS. PEAK WIND GUSTS INCLUDE 55 MPH IN MOSES LAKE, 51 MPH EPHRATA, AND 47 MPH AT THE WENATCHEE AIRPORT. A PLUME OF DUST WAS ALSO PICKED UP OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN AROUND THE MOSES LAKE AREA. ON THE 22ND COOL TEMPERATURES RETURNED WITH RAIN OVER THE REGION. RAIN AMOUNTS WERE LIGHT AROUND THE WENATCHEE AND MOSES LAKE AREAS WHILE MODERATE RAIN FELL IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY. OROVILLE PICKED UP 0.86 INCHES WITH 0.51 INCHES IN OMAK. NO RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE WENATCHEE AIRPORT.