Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CXUS56 KOTX 021943
CLMEAT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1242 PM PDT TUE MAY 02 2023
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...THE WENATCHEE WA PANGBORN FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 04/24/1977
LOW 23 04/15/2022
HIGHEST 83 04/30 62 21 66 04/24
LOWEST 27 04/02 41 -14 23 04/15
AVG. MAXIMUM 58.6 61.8 -3.2 54.1
AVG. MINIMUM 38.2 40.4 -2.2 35.4
MEAN 48.4 51.1 -2.7 44.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 8 2.2 5.8 8
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.35 1967
MINIMUM T 1977
TOTALS 0.44 0.57 -0.13 1.36
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.00 0.05
DAYS >= .01 4 4.9 -0.9 7
DAYS >= .10 2 1.9 0.1 3
DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.24 04/10 TO 04/10 0.76
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 495 418 77 601
SINCE 7/1 5941 5569 372 MM
COOLING TOTAL 4 2 2 0
SINCE 1/1 4 2 2 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/260 DATE 04/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/290 DATE 04/11
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.31
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 55
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 0 SLEET 0
FOG 3 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 2023 FINISHED NEAR TO SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL ALONG WITH
ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. THE FIRST
20 DAYS OF THE MONTH BROUGHT ABNORMALLY COOL SPRING TIME WEATHER
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S AND 50S, WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS
DROPPING BELOW FREEZING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE WET MONTH WAS
MAINLY DUE TO A COUPLE WET DAYS. IN OMAK 0.71" OF PRECIPITATION
FELL ON THE 7TH, WITH 0.93" IN EPHRATA ON THE 10TH. THIS WAS THE
HIGHEST DAILY RAINFALL TOTAL IN EPHRATA FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL...AND
THE 6TH WETTEST DAY ON RECORD DATING BACK TO 1949. GRAND COULEE DAM
ALSO SET A RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL WITH 1.25" REPORTED OVER A
TWO DAY PERIOD. THE REGION`S FIRST HEAT WAVE ARRIVED AT THE END OF
THE MONTH WITH WENATCHEE WARMING INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S.
TWO RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES WERE TIED DURING THE MONTH AT THE
WENATCHEE AIRPORT. THIS INCLUDES 27F AND 29F ON THE 2ND AND 4TH
RESPECTIVELY.