Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CXUS56 KOTX 011316
CLMEAT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
516 AM PST FRI MAR 01 2024
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...THE WENATCHEE WA PANGBORN FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1959 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 65 02/21/1988
LOW -15 02/03/1996
HIGHEST 56 02/25 42 14 56 02/20
LOWEST 20 02/16 28 -8 12 02/24
AVG. MAXIMUM 44.9 41.6 3.3 39.6
AVG. MINIMUM 32.1 27.4 4.7 25.9
MEAN 38.5 34.5 4.0 32.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 3.8 -3.8 6
DAYS MIN <= 32 16 21.7 -5.7 25
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.30 1998
MINIMUM T 1988
TOTALS 0.64 0.76 -0.12 0.45
DAILY AVG. 0.02 NAN NAN 0.02
DAYS >= .01 7 7.0 0.0 6
DAYS >= .10 3 2.8 0.2 1
DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.22 02/19 TO 02/19 0.27
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 761 854 -93 899
SINCE 7/1 4179 4527 -348 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/320 DATE 02/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/220 DATE 02/25
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.64
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0
FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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FEBRUARY 2024 BROUGHT WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR
NORMAL PRECIPITATION TO NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. THE FIRST HALF OF
THE MONTH WAS RELATIVE QUIET WITH JUST PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND
HIGH ELEVATION SNOW. ON THE 15TH A COLDER WEATHER SYSTEM IMPACTED
THE AREA BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES
INTO THE WENATCHEE AREA WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES. ON THE 25TH A STRONG
COLD FRONT DELIVERED WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION, WITH A PEAK
WIND GUST OF 47 MPH AT THE WENATCHEE AIRPORT AND 45 MPH IN EPHRATA.
THE FRONT DELIVERED HEAVY SNOW TO THE CASCADE CREST WITH ADDITIONAL
ROUNDS OF HEAVY SNOW TO CLOSE OUT THE MONTH. STEVENS PASS REPORTED
A 72 HOUR SNOW TOTAL OF 36 INCHES ENDING THE MORNING OF THE 28TH.