Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
000 CXUS56 KOTX 011143 CLMEAT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 443 AM PDT THU JUN 01 2023 ................................... ...THE WENATCHEE WA PANGBORN FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 103 05/31/1986 LOW 32 05/12/1985 05/11/1985 05/05/1968 HIGHEST 92 05/20 MM MM 75 05/25 05/31 LOWEST 44 05/07 MM MM 38 05/08 05/13 05/19 AVG. MAXIMUM 78.0 71.6 6.4 64.4 AVG. MINIMUM 54.5 48.7 5.8 44.9 MEAN 66.2 60.1 6.1 54.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 2 1.2 0.8 0 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 0.19 0.77 -0.58 0.91 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.01 0.03 DAYS >= .01 5 6.2 -1.2 6 DAYS >= .10 0 2.3 -2.3 2 DAYS >= .50 0 0.3 -0.3 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.07 05/26 TO 05/26 0.58 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 61 186 -125 314 SINCE 7/1 6002 5757 245 MM COOLING TOTAL 107 36 71 0 SINCE 1/1 111 38 73 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/280 DATE 05/21 31/300 05/22 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/190 DATE 05/19 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.19 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 24 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 9 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 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. MAY 2023 BROUGHT WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. THE MONTH BROUGHT SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN AMOUNTS OVER THE REGION WERE VARIABLE GIVEN THE SHOWERY NATURE WITH SOME AREAS WETTER THAN NORMAL WHILE OTHER ON THE DRY SIDE. BUT IN GENERAL DRIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS OCCURRED FROM WENATCHEE UP THROUGH CHELAN AND OMAK WHILE WETTER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS OCCURRED IN THE METHOW VALLEY. ON THE 3RD A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHESAW RESULTED IN A WIND GUST OF 62 MPH. ON THE 4TH THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAIN ALONG WITH SNOWMELT LED TO DAMAGE IN OKANOGAN COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES LOUP LOUP CANYON ROAD AT ROCK LAKE, BROADWAY STREET BRIDGE IN CONCONULLY, AND BONAPARTE LAKE ROAD NEAR WAUCONDA. NICKEL SIZED HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED 11 MILES SOUTH OF WAUCONDA. ON THE 8TH DEBRIS FLOWS AND FLOODING OCCURRED NEAR EAGLE CREEK OFF THE TWISP RIVER WEST OF TWISP. ON THE 16TH STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN AROUND LAKE WENATCHEE AND LEAVENWORTH. ONE SENSOR NEAR LAKE WENATCHEE RECORDED 0.62 INCHES OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES. ON THE 18TH MORE HEAVY RAIN FELL FROM THUNDERSTORMS WITH RADAR ESTIMATING AS MUCH AS 3-4 INCHES ON THE IRVING PEAK BURN SCAR NORTHWEST OF LAKE WENATCHEE. THUNDERSTORMS IN MAZAMA PRODUCED TORRENTIAL RAIN, WITH ONE SENSOR MEASURING 1.07 INCHES IN 35 MINUTES. ON THE 20TH AND 21ST SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRED IN THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS AND CASCADES. QUARTER SIZED HAIL WAS FOUND IN THE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWEST OF LEAVENWORTH. QUARTER SIZED HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED NEAR MALO AND RICE. $$