Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CXUS56 KOTX 011326
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
626 AM PDT TUE APR 01 2025
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...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 75 03/26/2025
LOW -10 03/03/1891
HIGHEST 75R 03/26 MM MM 70 03/17
LOWEST 27 03/14 MM MM 22 03/06
03/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 51.9 48.6 3.3 51.3
AVG. MINIMUM 35.0 31.5 3.5 32.7
MEAN 43.5 40.0 3.5 42.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.6 -0.6 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 7 19.4 -12.4 14
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.56 2012
MINIMUM 0.12 1909
TOTALS 1.56 1.83 -0.27 0.98
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.06 -0.01 0.03
DAYS >= .01 12 11.8 0.2 11
DAYS >= .10 8 6.5 1.5 2
DAYS >= .50 1 0.5 0.5 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.60 03/12 TO 03/13 0.42
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 16.4 1897
TOTALS 0.4 3.9 -3.5 3.4
SINCE 7/1 29.3 44.6 -15.3 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. T 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.2 -1.2 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH MM 2 03/03
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 664 774 -110 706
SINCE 7/1 5042 5492 -450 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/240 DATE 03/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/210 DATE 03/20
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.69
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 2
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 5 SLEET 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
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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MARCH 2025 FINISHED WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL
PRECIPITATION FOR NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO
PANHANDLE. THE FIRST 11 DAYS OF THE MONTH STARTED OFF ON A DRY NOTE
WITH MILD TEMPERATURES. THE PATTERN CHANGES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
MONTH WITH AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN. FROM THE 12TH THROUGH THE
22ND SEVERAL ROUNDS OF VALLEY RAIN, MOUNTAIN SNOW, AND BREEZY WINDS
TRACKED THROUGH THE REGION. ON THE MORNING OF THE 22ND A NARROW BAND
OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION RESULTED IN SNOW DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS
OVER PORTION OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO. A WEATHER
SPOTTER FIVE MILES EAST OF MOYIE SPRINGS RECORDED 6 INCHES OF SNOW.
THEN A RAPID WARMUP OCCURRED THROUGH THE 26TH, WHEN SEVERAL RECORDS
WERE BROKE. NOT ONLY WERE DAILY RECORDS BROKE, BUT MONTHLY RECORDS
AS WELL. HIGH TEMPERATURES THAT BROKE MONTHLY RECORDS ON THE 26TH
INCLUDE COLVILLE 76 DEGREES, SPOKANE 75F, COEUR D`ALENE 74F, AND
DAVENPORT 73F. FOLLOWING THE RECORD HEAT, A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS
TRACKED THROUGH THE REGION LATE ON THE 26TH THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS OF THE 27TH. THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
TRACKED THROUGH THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN PRODUCING ABUNDANT
LIGHTNING FROM OTHELLO AND CONNELL UP THROUGH WILBUR, CREST,
DAVENPORT, AND REARDAN. AS THE STORMS TRACKED NORTH OF SPOKANE,
SEVERE WINDS OCCURRED WITH A PEAK GUST OF 67 MPH AT THE DEER PARK
AIRPORT. MULTIPLE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND THE AREA, INCLUDING
SR206 EAST OF COLBERT, AND SR292 NEAR SPRINGDALE.
IN ADDITION TO THE MONTHLY RECORDS LISTED ABOVE, SPOKANE`S HIGH
TEMPERATURE OF 75 DEGREES ON THE 26TH SMASHED THE PREVIOUS DAILY
RECORD OF JUST 67 DEGREES.