Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
550 AM PDT FRI NOV 01 2024
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...THE LEWISTON ID AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 94 10/05/1943
LOW 15 10/31/2002
HIGHEST 81 10/08 MM MM 83 10/08
LOWEST 36 10/18 MM MM 25 10/29
10/30
AVG. MAXIMUM 67.3 63.0 4.3 65.2
AVG. MINIMUM 44.3 42.0 2.3 45.8
MEAN 55.8 52.5 3.3 55.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 2.7 -2.7 5
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.24 1940
MINIMUM T 1987
TOTALS 0.89 1.08 -0.19 1.43
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.03 -0.00 0.05
DAYS >= .01 6 8.7 -2.7 9
DAYS >= .10 4 3.7 0.3 4
DAYS >= .50 0 0.3 -0.3 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.37 10/21 TO 10/21 0.54
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 2.5 1971
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 MM 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 281 392 -111 296
SINCE 7/1 308 477 -169 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 4 -4 9
SINCE 1/1 1228 912 316 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/300 DATE 10/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/280 DATE 10/04
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.25
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 57
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 4
- 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
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. OVERALL IT WAS A
FAIRLY QUIET MONTH EXCEPT FOR A BLOWING DUST EVENT ON THE 4TH. THE
DUST RESULTED IN SEVERAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON HIGHWAY 95 SOUTHBOUND
NEAR GENESSEE. PEAK WIND GUSTS INCLUDE 53 MPH FERDINAND AND ALPOWA
SUMMIT, 51 MPH AT THE LEWISTON AIRPORT, 46 MPH CRAIGMONT, AND 44 MPH
AT THE PULLMAN AIRPORT.
OCTOBER IS THE BIGGEST MONTH OF WEATHER CHANGES FOR THE INLAND NW
HISTORICALLY AND THIS ONE WAS NO DIFFERENT. LEWISTON REACHED THE 70S
ON 13 OF THE FIRST 14 DAYS OF THE MONTH, WITH THE 8TH EVEN REACHING
THE 80 DEGREE MARK. 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.
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 78F ON THE 20TH SET A NEW DAILY RECORD FOR
THE DATE AT THE LEWISTON AIRPORT.