Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CXUS46 KOTX 011223
CLMLWS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
423 AM PST SUN NOV 01 2026
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...THE LEWISTON ID 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 94 10/05/1943
LOW 15 10/31/2002
HIGHEST 83 10/05 MM MM 80 10/08
LOWEST 32 10/13 MM MM 33 10/30
10/24
10/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 66.2 63.0 3.2 63.7
AVG. MINIMUM 42.9 42.0 0.9 43.1
MEAN 54.5 52.5 2.0 53.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 2 2.7 -0.7 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.24 1940
MINIMUM T 1987
TOTALS 0.91 1.08 -0.17 0.63
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.03 -0.00 0.02
DAYS >= .01 7 8.7 -1.7 9
DAYS >= .10 3 3.7 -0.7 3
DAYS >= .50 0 0.3 -0.3 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.59 10/22 TO 10/23 0.14
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 2.5 1971
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 321 392 -71 354
SINCE 7/1 408 477 -69 MM
COOLING TOTAL 3 4 -1 1
SINCE 1/1 916 912 4 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/300 DATE 10/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/290 DATE 10/23
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.24
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 22
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 7
- 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
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE FIRST 9 DAYS
OF THE MONTH BROUGHT MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH HIGHS IN LEWISTON
REACHING THE MID 70S TO LOW 80S. THEN A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVED
FROM THE WEST ON THE 9TH WITH PATCHY BLOWING DUST AND A PEAK WIND
GUST OF 50 MPH SILCOTT ISLAND, 48 MPH SHIRROD HILL, AND 41 MPH AT
THE LEWISTON AIRPORT. THEN ON THE 11TH ANOTHER COLD FRONT ARRIVED
BUT THIS TIME FROM THE NORTHEAST. COLDER TEMPERATURES FOLLOWED WITH
PULLMAN DROPPING TO 23F 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 3500 TO 4500 FEET WITH SNOW
FALLING IN THE MOUNTAINS.
NO RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE LEWISTON AIRPORT.