Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
259 CXUS56 KOTX 011240 CLMGEG CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 440 AM PST THU FEB 01 2024 ................................... ...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 62 01/01/1918 LOW -30 01/16/1888 01/15/1888 HIGHEST 55 01/28 MM MM 45 01/14 LOWEST -10 01/13 MM MM 5 01/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 32.7 34.5 -1.8 35.4 AVG. MINIMUM 22.9 24.7 -1.8 27.0 MEAN 27.8 29.6 -1.8 31.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 12 11.7 0.3 8 DAYS MIN <= 32 23 25.9 -2.9 26 DAYS MIN <= 0 4 1.1 2.9 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.96 1959 MINIMUM 0.38 1985 TOTALS 2.08 1.97 0.11 1.52 DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.06 0.01 0.05 DAYS >= .01 16 14.2 1.8 14 DAYS >= .10 7 6.9 0.1 6 DAYS >= .50 0 0.5 -0.5 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.49 01/17 TO 01/17 0.40 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 56.9 1950 TOTALS 9.6 12.3 -2.7 6.1 SINCE 7/1 23.3 32.9 -9.6 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 3 DAYS >= 1.0 4 4.0 0.0 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5 01/19 7 01/01 01/20 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1146 1097 49 1043 SINCE 7/1 3506 3820 -314 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/210 DATE 01/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/220 DATE 01/09 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.83 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 26 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 82 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 3 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 6 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 13 SLEET 0 FOG 24 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 13 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ JANUARY 2024 BROUGHT NEAR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION TO NORTHEAST WASHINGTON INTO THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE MONTH WAS ACTIVE WITH SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS. ON THE 6TH HEAVY SNOW FELL NORTH OF SPOKANE WITH 6-8 INCHES MEASURED IN CLAYTON, LOON LAKE, DIAMOND LAKE, AND NEWMAN LAKE. THEN ON THE 9TH A DEEP LOW PRESSURE TRACKED ACROSS SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OVER THE REGION. PEAK WIND GUSTS INCLUDE 62 MPH ATHOL, 56 MPH SPOKANE AIRPORT AND POST FALLS, AND 47 MPH AT SPIRIT LAKE. WHILE SOME AREAS WERE HIT WITH STRONG WINDS IT WAS HEAVY SNOW FOR AREAS FURTHER NORTH INCLUDING 10 INCHES IN USK, AND 8 INCHES IN METALINE FALLS AND KETTLE FALLS. POWER OUTAGES OCCURRED OVER THE REGION DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW, AND STRONG WINDS BRINGING DOWN POWER LINES. A FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN AS WELL. THEN ON THE 11TH A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT DELIVERED BITTER COLD, ESPECIALLY THE WIND CHILLS ON THE 13TH. WIND CHILL READINGS BOTTOMED OUT AT -42F IN SANDPOINT, -41F DEER PARK, -40 ATHOL, -38 NAPLES AND COEUR D`ALENE, AND -26F AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT. THE SPOKANE AIRPORT ONLY REACHED A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 2F ON THE 13TH, MAKING IT THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE SINCE 2004. BONNERS FERRY ONLY REACHED A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF -3F, MAKING IT THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE SINCE JANUARY 1979. ON THE 17TH HEAVY SNOW HIT THE REGION PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 TO 11 INCHES. CHEWELAH WAS THE BIG WINNER WITH 12 INCHES, WITH 11 INCHES IN LOON LAKE AND METALINE FALLS. TEMPERATURES THEN MODERATED TO CLOSE OUT THE MONTH. DURING THE TRANSITION TO WARMER AIR A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN RESULTED ON THE 21ST WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION RANGING FROM .10 TO .20 INCHES. A COUPLE TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH FOR THE SPOKANE AREA. THIS INCLUDES A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF -7F ON THE 12TH, AND A COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 2F ON THE 13TH. A RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OCCURRED ON THE 17TH WITH 5.1 INCHES.