Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA

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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.


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