Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
282 CXUS56 KOTX 011347 CLMEAT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 647 AM PDT WED NOV 01 2023 ................................... ...THE WENATCHEE WA PANGBORN FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1959 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 90 10/06/2014 LOW 15 10/31/2002 10/30/2002 HIGHEST 79 10/04 MM MM 81 10/02 10/05 LOWEST 24 10/29 MM MM 35 10/29 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.7 60.5 1.2 69.1 AVG. MINIMUM 43.3 40.9 2.4 46.1 MEAN 52.5 50.7 1.8 57.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 5 3.1 1.9 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.03 2016 MINIMUM T 1978 TOTALS 0.48 0.62 -0.14 0.02 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00 DAYS >= .01 8 5.9 2.1 2 DAYS >= .10 2 1.8 0.2 0 DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.36 10/24 TO 10/25 0.01 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 382 446 -64 234 SINCE 7/1 474 548 -74 MM COOLING TOTAL 5 2 3 11 SINCE 1/1 1097 807 290 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/290 DATE 10/04 26/300 10/23 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 34/300 DATE 10/04 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.24 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 21 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 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 2 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. OCTOBER 2023 FINISHED WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF THE MONTH STARTED OFF MILD WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. WENATCHEE MADE IT INTO THE 70S NINE TIMES DURING THIS STRETCH. THEN CONDITIONS CHANGED DRASTICALLY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 40S AND A COLD RAIN ON THE 24TH AND 25TH. BUT THIS RAIN FELL AS SNOW FOR LOCATIONS MAINLY ABOVE 2000 FEET. WATERVILLE PICKED UP 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW, WITH 6-10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS INCLUDING WASHINGTON PASS, STEVENS PASS, AND HOLDEN VILLAGE. ON THE 28TH AND 29TH SKIES CLEARED ALLOWING FOR SOME OF THE COLDEST READINGS FOR THE MONTH. SOME PLACES DROPPED INTO THE TEENS INCLUDING 14F MAZAMA, 18F OMAK, AND 19 IN MOSES LAKE. WENATCHEE AIRPORT BROKE A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 74F ON THE 20TH. $$