Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CXUS56 KOTX 011250
CLMEAT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
550 AM PDT FRI NOV 01 2024
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...THE WENATCHEE WA PANGBORN FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1959 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 10/06/2014
LOW 15 10/31/2002
10/30/2002
HIGHEST 77 10/01 MM MM 79 10/04
10/05
LOWEST 32 10/30 MM MM 24 10/29
10/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 62.5 60.5 2.0 61.7
AVG. MINIMUM 42.4 40.9 1.5 43.3
MEAN 52.4 50.7 1.7 52.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 2 3.1 -1.1 5
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.03 2016
MINIMUM T 1978
TOTALS 0.15 0.62 -0.47 0.48
DAILY AVG. 0.00 0.02 -0.02 0.02
DAYS >= .01 4 5.9 -1.9 8
DAYS >= .10 0 1.8 -1.8 2
DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.09 10/27 TO 10/27 0.36
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 347 446 -99 382
SINCE 7/1 393 548 -155 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 2 -2 5
SINCE 1/1 1086 807 279 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/260 DATE 10/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/270 DATE 10/16
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.14
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 26
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 55
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 7 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 6
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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OCTOBER 2024 BROUGHT WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS TO
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. OVERALL IT WAS A FAIRLY QUIET MONTH WITH
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS. OCTOBER IS THE BIGGEST MONTH OF
WEATHER CHANGES FOR THE INLAND NW HISTORICALLY AND THIS ONE WAS NO
DIFFERENT. FOR THE FIRST HALF MILD TEMPERATURES DOMINATED WITH MOSES
LAKE MAKING IT INTO THE 70S FOR 9 OF THE FIRST 15 DAYS. BUT BY THE
LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER TEMPERATURES WERE MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS MOST
DAYS IN THE 50S. PERIODS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION AND BREEZY WINDS
ACCOMPANIED SEVERAL FRONTAL PASSAGES DURING THE MONTH. BY MONTHS
END PRECIPITATION FELL AS SNOW UP AT STEVENS AND WASHINGTON PASSES.
NO RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE WENATCHEE AIRPORT.