Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
924 CXUS56 KOTX 011340 CLMGEG CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 640 AM PDT SUN SEP 01 2024 ................................... ...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 108 08/04/1961 08/04/1928 LOW 35 08/29/1965 08/31/1964 HIGHEST 107 08/02 MM MM 102 08/15 LOWEST 47 08/27 MM MM 51 08/24 AVG. MAXIMUM 84.9 83.8 1.1 84.6 AVG. MINIMUM 58.6 56.7 1.9 60.1 MEAN 71.8 70.3 1.5 72.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 9 8.3 0.7 12 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 2.12 1923 MINIMUM T 2022 TOTALS 0.26 0.47 -0.21 0.98 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.01 0.03 DAYS >= .01 4 3.2 0.8 6 DAYS >= .10 0 1.3 -1.3 3 DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.11 08/04 TO 08/05 0.47 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 0.0 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 0.0 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 20 28 -8 19 SINCE 7/1 20 52 -32 MM COOLING TOTAL 238 190 48 255 SINCE 1/1 743 469 274 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/220 DATE 08/23 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/230 DATE 08/23 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.39 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 18 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 43 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 10 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 7 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ AUGUST 2024 FINISHED WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE EXCEPTION IS LOCATIONS DURING THE CANADIAN BORDER WHICH HAD A WETTER THAN NORMAL MONTH. THE MONTH STARTED OFF HOT WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE TRIPLE DIGITS ON THE 2ND. THE HEAT SUBSIDED FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH WITH MOST DAYS REACHING THE 70S OR 80S. THERE WERE SEVERAL THUNDERSTORM EVENTS DURING THE MONTH STARTING ON THE 5TH WITH ISOLATED MORNING STORMS OVER THE SPOKANE AREA. ON THE 6TH THE STORMS SHIFTED TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS, BUT ONE WAS SEVERE 5 MILES NORTH OF HUNTERS. THE STORM TOPPLED SEVERAL TREES ONTO HIGHWAY 25, CLOSING THE ROAD. MORE STORMS ON THE 10TH BROUGHT GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOCALIZED DAMAGE. FIVE MILES SOUTH OF DEER PARK A MOBILE HOME REPORTED ROOF DAMAGE. IN HAUSER NUMEROUS TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN. ON THE 17TH A THUNDERSTORM TRACKED FROM DAVENPORT NORTH TO FORD PRODUCING BRIEF RAIN AND NEW FIRE STARTS. ON THE 23RD WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON HELP TRIGGER GUSTY WINDS WITH SPOKANE FELTS FIELD GUSTING TO 45 MPH. FINALLY ON THE 27TH A STRONG COLD FRONT DELIVERED WINDY CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE DAY. THE WINDS PICKED UP BLOWING DUST FROM THE COLUMBIA BASIN INTO THE SPOKANE AREA. PEAK WIND GUSTS INCLUDE 46 MPH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT, AND 40 MPH IN DEER PARK. NO RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT.