Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CXUS56 KOTX 011253
CLMGEG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
553 AM PDT TUE AUG 01 2023
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...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 108 07/26/1928
LOW 37 07/08/1981
HIGHEST 97 07/09 MM MM 102 07/29
07/16
07/20
07/31
LOWEST 51 07/18 MM MM 50 07/05
07/26
AVG. MAXIMUM 88.3 84.4 3.9 87.6
AVG. MINIMUM 60.5 57.6 2.9 60.5
MEAN 74.4 71.0 3.4 74.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 13 9.4 3.6 11
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.37 1909
MINIMUM 0.00 1883
TOTALS 0.12 0.42 -0.30 0.34
DAILY AVG. 0.00 0.01 -0.01 0.01
DAYS >= .01 1 4.0 -3.0 6
DAYS >= .10 1 1.5 -0.5 1
DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.12 07/10 TO 07/10 0.21
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL T MM
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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 26 -26 5
SINCE 7/1 0 22 -22 MM
COOLING TOTAL 300 212 88 294
SINCE 1/1 491 279 212 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/280 DATE 07/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/250 DATE 07/17
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.27
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 25
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 34
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 1 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
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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JULY 2023 DELIVERED WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL
PRECIPITATION TO NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE.
TEMPERATURES DID NOT FLUCTUATE TOO DRASTICALLY DURING THE MONTH WITH
MOST DAYS REACHING THE MID 80S TO MID 90S. THE MONTH AS A WHOLE WAS
QUIET WITH JUST A COUPLE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS. ON THE 10TH
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TRACKED FROM THE SPOKANE AND DEER PARK AREAS
INTO ATHOL AND COEUR D`ALENE. SOME OF THESE STORMS WERE SEVERE
PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND LOCALIZED WIND DAMAGE. LIME SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED NEAR FORD. MEANWHILE HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED
NEAR ELK WITH QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN BLANCHARD. HAIL THE SIZE OF
NICKELS FELL IN TWIN LAKES WITH PENNY SIZE IN ATHOL. STRONG WINDS
FROM A THUNDERSTORM BROUGHT DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES NEAR BARRETT
ROAD JUST NORTH OF PRIEST RIVER. ON THE 17TH A COLD FRONT DELIVERED
WINDY CONDITIONS WITH THE SPOKANE AIRPORT GUSTING TO 40 MPH. A BRUSH
FIRE NEAR RITZVILLE BRIEFLY RESULTED IN A CLOSURE OF INTERSTATE 90.
NO RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT.