Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
300 CXUS56 KOTX 090015 CLMEAT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 514 PM PDT TUE OCT 08 2024 ................................... ...THE WENATCHEE WA PANGBORN FIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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 ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 101 09/01/1987 LOW 31 09/29/1985 HIGHEST 95 09/01 MM MM 89 09/10 LOWEST 43 09/30 0 43 39 09/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 81.8 76.7 5.1 75.3 AVG. MINIMUM 58.2 52.5 5.7 54.4 MEAN 70.0 64.6 5.4 64.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 8 2.5 5.5 0 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 2.31 1986 MINIMUM 0.00 1999 TOTALS 0.03 0.23 -0.20 0.18 DAILY AVG. 0.00 0.01 -0.01 0.01 DAYS >= .01 2 2.8 -0.8 4 DAYS >= .10 0 0.7 -0.7 0 DAYS >= .50 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.02 09/11 TO 09/11 0.09 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 29 91 -62 92 SINCE 7/1 46 104 -58 MM COOLING TOTAL 178 79 99 95 SINCE 1/1 1086 805 281 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/320 DATE 09/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/310 DATE 09/29 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.08 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 27 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 47 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 6 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 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ SEPTEMBER 2024 BROUGHT WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS TO NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. THE MONTH STARTED OFF VERY WARM WITH HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S AND TO MID 90S THROUGH THE 9TH. ON THE 1ST OMAK REACHED 100F WHICH TIED A RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE 11TH THROUGH THE 21ST BROUGHT SEVERAL DAYS OF BREEZY WINDS. WINDY CONDITIONS OCCURRED ON THE 19TH AND 20TH WITH PEAK GUSTS OF 40-45 MPH AROUND THE WENATCHEE AREA AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU. ON THE 25TH A STRONG COLD FRONT DELIVERED WINDY CONDITIONS, AS WELL AS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM FOR THE OROVILLE AREA. THE STORM PRODUCED SEVERAL REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH, ALONG WITH SEVERAL DOWNED TREES. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVED ON THE 29TH PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN WENATCHEE, MOSES LAKE, EPHRATA, AND ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. THE WINDS PICKED UP A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN, WITH VISIBILITY AS LOW AS TWO CAR LENGTHS IN SOAP LAKE. NO RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE WENATCHEE AIRPORT.