Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
771 CXUS56 KOTX 021735 CCA CLMGEG CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1035 AM PDT TUE JUL 02 2024 ................................... ...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 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 109 06/29/2021 LOW 33 06/01/1984 HIGHEST 90 06/22 MM MM 91 06/07 LOWEST 39 06/16 MM MM 41 06/19 AVG. MAXIMUM 76.8 73.7 3.1 78.6 AVG. MINIMUM 51.8 50.8 1.0 54.3 MEAN 64.3 62.3 2.0 66.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 1 1.5 -0.5 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 5.12 1888 MINIMUM 0.01 1919 TOTALS 0.85 1.17 -0.32 0.86 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.04 -0.01 0.03 DAYS >= .01 8 7.8 0.2 6 DAYS >= .10 4 3.6 0.4 3 DAYS >= .50 0 0.4 -0.4 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.48 06/02 TO 06/03 0.56 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL T 2016 TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE 7/1 32.6 45.4 -12.8 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 88 134 -46 61 SINCE 7/1 5857 6463 -606 MM COOLING TOTAL 76 52 24 113 SINCE 1/1 90 67 23 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/240 DATE 06/03 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/230 DATE 06/03 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.51 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 15 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 45 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 3 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ JUNE 2024 FINISHED WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR MOST AREAS ACROSS NORTHEAST WASHINGTON INTO THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. IT WAS AN ACTIVE MONTH HOWEVER WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS THAT WERE MORE CONSISTENTLY HIT WITH HEAVIER RAIN FINISHED THE MONTH WITH NORMAL PRECIPITATION WHICH INCLUDES AREAS FROM DOWNTOWN SPOKANE UP THROUGH DEER PARK AND PRIEST LAKE. ON THE 2ND AND 3RD A LATE SEASON ATMOSPHERIC RIVER BROUGHT STEADY RAINS FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WINDS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ENHANCED WINDS EVEN FURTHER. A LINE OF STRONGER STORMS PASSED ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR FROM RITZVILLE TO POST FALLS. IN RITZVILLE, SEVERAL TREES AT THE CAMPGROUNDS SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE SPOKANE AIRPORT RECORDED A GUST TO 59 MPH AFTER A STORM HAD PASSED. RAIN TOTALS INCLUDE 2.09 INCHES IN SAGLE, 2 INCHES NEAR PRIEST RIVER, 1.56 INCHES NEWMAN LAKE, AND 1.30 INCHES IN POST FALLS. ON THE 11TH WINDY CONDITIONS OCCURRED IN THE REGION WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS INCLUDING 47 MPH SPOKANE AIRPORT AND 44 MPH IN ATHOL. ON THE 15TH WINDY CONDITIONS OCCURRED WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PEAK WIND GUSTS INCLUDE 51 MPH IN KETTLE FALLS, 45 MPH RATHDRUM, AND 44 MPH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT. PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS RECORDED IN KOOTENAI. COLD MORNING TEMPS FOLLOWED ON THE 16TH AND 17TH WITH EVEN SOME FROST IN SOME AREAS. DAVENPORT AND CHEWELAH DROPPED TO 31F, WITH 34F IN DEER PARK. THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH BROUGHT MORE SPRING LIKE WEATHER WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW WERE STRONG WITH HAIL GUSTY WINDS, AND BRIEF DOWNPOURS. ON THE 18TH HALF INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR CHATTAROY AND DEEP CREEK. IN COLVILLE 0.36 INCHES OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER AND WATER RUNNING DOWN THE STREET. ON THE 27TH MORE STORMS IN COLVILLE PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN WITH A REPORT OF 0.81 INCHES WHICH RESULTED IN STANDING WATER ON ROADS A BUSINESS DOWNTOWN THAT FLOODED. NEAR DIAMOND LAKE IN JUST 25 MINUTES 0.52 INCHES OF RAIN FELL. ON THE 30TH THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED FROM DAVENPORT AND HUNTERS AND TRACKED EASTWARD THROUGH NORTH SPOKANE, DEER PARK, CHEWELAH, NEWPORT, AND SANDPOINT. THESE STORMS PRODUCED GUSTY WINDS, BRIEF DOWNPOURS, AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. A TREE FELL ON A POWERLINE IN THE MILLWOOD AREA OF SPOKANE RESULTING IN A HANDFUL OF POWER OUTAGES IN THE REGION. NO RECORDS WERE BROKEN DURING THE MONTH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT.