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CXUS56 KOTX 011223
CLMEAT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
423 AM PST SUN NOV 01 2026

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...THE WENATCHEE WA PANGBORN FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1959 TO 2026

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             90   10/06/2014
 LOW              15   10/31/2002
                       10/30/2002
HIGHEST           78   10/04         MM      MM       75  10/09
LOWEST            31   10/29         MM      MM       33  10/15
AVG. MAXIMUM    63.6               60.5     3.1     59.9
AVG. MINIMUM    42.6               40.9     1.7     41.5
MEAN            53.1               50.7     2.4     50.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     2                3.1    -1.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.03   2016
 MINIMUM           T   1978
TOTALS          0.17               0.62   -0.45     0.75
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.02   -0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01        4                5.9    -1.9        7
DAYS >= .10        0                1.8    -1.8        2
DAYS >= .50        0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.10   10/25 TO 10/26               0.39


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    360                446     -86      439
 SINCE 7/1       452                548     -96       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  2      -2        0
 SINCE 1/1       820                807      13       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/300    DATE  10/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    36/300    DATE  10/09
                                36/300          10/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.18
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     58

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       2     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                     10

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

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OCTOBER 2026 BROUGHT WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS TO
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. THE FIRST 8 DAYS OF THE MONTH BROUGHT MILD
AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S AND 70S.  THEN A
STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVED FROM THE WEST ON THE 9TH PRODUCING PATCHY
BLOWING DUST.  THEN ON THE 11TH ANOTHER COLD FRONT ARRIVED BUT THIS
TIME FROM THE NORTHEAST.  THE PEAK WIND GUST FROM THE TWO FRONTS
REACHED 30-40 MPH IN SOME AREAS. A PERIOD OF QUIETER WEATHER
RETURNED FROM THE 14TH THROUGH THE 21ST BEFORE COOLER AND SHOWERY
WEATHER ARRIVED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH. ON THE 23RD WINDY
CONDITIONS DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY INTO THE MOSES LAKE AREA
PRODUCED BLOWING DUST BETWEEN HARTLINE AND IRBY. PEAK WIND GUSTS ON
THE 23RD REACHED 45 MPH IN EPHRATA AND ODESSA. DURING THE LAST WEEK
OF OCTOBER SNOW LEVELS FELL AS LOW AS 3000 TO 4000 FEET WITH SNOW
FALLING IN THE MOUNTAINS.

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