Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CXUS56 KOTX 011411
CLMGEG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
706 AM PDT WED MAY 01 2024
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...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL
2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 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 90 04/24/1977
04/29/1926
LOW 16 04/01/1936
HIGHEST 77 04/14 MM MM 84 04/29
LOWEST 29 04/17 MM MM 27 04/02
04/05
04/12
AVG. MAXIMUM 59.7 56.9 2.8 56.5
AVG. MINIMUM 38.5 37.0 1.5 36.3
MEAN 49.1 47.0 2.1 46.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 6 8.3 -2.3 12
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.97 1893
MINIMUM 0.08 1956
TOTALS 0.56 1.25 -0.69 1.00
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.04 -0.02 0.03
DAYS >= .01 9 10.3 -1.3 11
DAYS >= .10 2 4.1 -2.1 5
DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.41 04/04 TO 04/05 0.27
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 6.6 1964
TOTALS 1.0 0.7 0.3 3.1
SINCE 7/1 32.6 45.3 -12.7 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 1 0.3 0.7 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 2 04/03
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 471 542 -71 555
SINCE 7/1 5512 6034 -522 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 5
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/250 DATE 04/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/240 DATE 04/09
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.64
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 5
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 17
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 54
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0
FOG 4 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
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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APRIL 2024 BROUGHT WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS TO
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE FIRST PART
OF THE MONTH BROUGHT SOME DRASTIC CHANGES IN THE WEATHER. AFTER
REACHING THE LOW 70S ON THE 2ND, MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HIT SOME
LOCATIONS ON THE MORNING OF THE 5TH. A COLD SMALL AND COMPACT AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKED FROM THE PALOUSE UP INTO THE UPPER COLUMBIA
BASIN AND SPOKANE AREA WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. ROSALIA WAS THE
BIG WINNER WITH 4.8 INCHES, MAKING IT THE HIGHEST DAILY SNOWFALL ON
RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL. OTHER AMOUNTS INCLUDE 3.5 INCHES IN
CHENEY, 3 INCHES SPANGLE, AND 1 INCH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT.
TEMPERATURES THEN REBOUNDED HEADING INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH,
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING BACK UP INTO THE 70S ON THE 13TH AND
14TH. THE SECOND OF THE MONTH BROUGHT SEVERAL COLD FRONTS DELIVERING
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION. WIND GUSTS ON
SEVERAL DAYS DURING THIS STRETCH PEAKED IN THE 25-40 MPH RANGE AT
THE SPOKANE AIRPORT. ON THE 29TH, A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED FROM SANDPOINT DOWN TO COEUR
D`ALENE WITH THE COEUR D`ALENE AIRPORT MEASURING A 44 MPH WIND GUST,
WITH SEVERAL REPORTS OF GRAUPEL COVERING THE GROUND AS WELL.
NO RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT.