Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CXUS56 KOTX 011223
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
423 AM PST SUN NOV 01 2026
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...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 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 87 10/04/1943
LOW 7 10/31/2002
HIGHEST 78 10/05 MM MM 79 10/09
LOWEST 32 10/24 MM MM 30 10/28
10/30
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.7 57.7 4.0 57.1
AVG. MINIMUM 41.0 38.0 3.0 39.0
MEAN 51.4 47.9 3.5 48.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 1 7.5 -6.5 4
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.23 2016
MINIMUM T 1895
TOTALS 0.73 1.37 -0.64 2.25
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.04 -0.02 0.07
DAYS >= .01 5 8.9 -3.9 10
DAYS >= .10 3 4.1 -1.1 8
DAYS >= .50 0 0.6 -0.6 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.26 10/26 TO 10/26 0.84
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 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 413 532 -119 519
SINCE 7/1 592 748 -156 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 2
SINCE 1/1 605 515 90 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/230 DATE 10/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/240 DATE 10/09
40/050 10/11
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.55
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 6
- 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
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. 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
AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT REACHED 40 MPH ON BOTH DAYS. COLDER
TEMPERATURES FOLLOWED ESPECIALLY WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS WITH DEER PARK
DROPPING TO 22F ON THE 13TH. A PERIOD OF QUIETER WEATHER RETURNED
FROM THE 14TH THROUGH THE 21ST BEFORE COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER
ARRIVED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH. 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 SPOKANE AIRPORT.