Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
619 AM PDT SAT NOV 01 2025

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...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             87   10/04/1943
 LOW               7   10/31/2002
HIGHEST           79   10/09         MM      MM       77  10/08
LOWEST            30   10/28         MM      MM       30  10/23
                       10/30
                                                          10/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    57.1               57.7    -0.6     61.5
AVG. MINIMUM    39.0               38.0     1.0     40.3
MEAN            48.0               47.9     0.1     50.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     4                7.5    -3.5        4
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        6.23   2016
 MINIMUM           T   1895
TOTALS          2.25               1.37    0.88     0.90
DAILY AVG.      0.07               0.04    0.03     0.03
DAYS >= .01       10                8.9     1.1        7
DAYS >= .10        8                4.1     3.9        4
DAYS >= .50        1                0.6     0.4        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.84   10/18 TO 10/19               0.37

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           7.5   2020
TOTALS           0.0                0.5    -0.5      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.6    -0.6       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    519                532     -13      428
 SINCE 7/1       569                748    -179       MM
COOLING TOTAL      2                  1       1        0
 SINCE 1/1       833                515     318       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/210    DATE  10/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/210    DATE  10/24

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.58
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      5

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

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OCTOBER 2025 FINISHED WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION FOR NORTHEAST WASHINGTON INTO THE NORTH IDAHO
PANHANDLE.  THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF THE MONTH BROUGHT QUIET WEATHER AND
MILD TEMPERATURES WITH THE SPOKANE AIRPORT RECORDING ITS WARMEST
TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH ON THE 9TH WITH 79F. BUT THEN BIG CHANGES
ARRIVED AS A WEATHER SYSTEM DROPPED DOWN FROM CANADA OVER THE REGION
FROM THE 11TH THROUGH THE 13TH. HIGH TEMPERATURES FELL INTO THE 40S
AND 50S WITH WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WHICH FELL AS SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS.  A RAIN AND SNOW MIX EVEN OCCURRED IN THE NORTHERN
VALLEYS.  SNOW AMOUNTS FOR SOME OF THE AREA SKI RESORTS INCLUDE 12
INCHES AT SILVER MOUNTAIN, 8 INCHES AT SUMMIT OF LOOKOUT PASS, AND 7
INCHES AT THE SUMMIT OF 49 NORTH.  THE ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUED FOR
THE REST OF THE MONTH WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN OCCURRING ON THE EVENING
OF THE 18TH THROUGH THE MORNING OF THE 19TH WITH 0.84 INCHES AT THE
SPOKANE AIRPORT. MORE ACTIVE WEATHER OCCURRED FROM THE 24TH THROUGH
THE 26TH WITH WINDY CONDITIONS EACH DAY. ON THE 25TH THUNDERSTORMS
OCCURRED AROUND THE REGION WITH A BRIEF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN
NORTHWEST SPOKANE. EXTREMELY LOCALIZED SWATH OF WIND SPEEDS
ESTIMATED AT 55-68 MPH RESULTED IN SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED AND BLOWN
DOWN IN THE AUDABON NEIGHBORHOOD. MEANWHILE NORTH OF REARDAN A
CAMPER WAS PICKED UP AND FLIPPED OVER.

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