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CXUS56 KOTX 021843
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1143 AM PDT WED SEP 02 2026

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...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2026

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            108   08/04/1961
                       08/04/1928
 LOW              35   08/29/1965
                       08/31/1964
HIGHEST           97   08/21         MM      MM       96  08/25
LOWEST            48   08/30         MM      MM       50  08/08
AVG. MAXIMUM    85.1               83.8     1.3     85.8
AVG. MINIMUM    58.5               56.7     1.8     61.3
MEAN            71.8               70.3     1.5     73.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     8                8.3    -0.3       10
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             TR              0.47   -0.47     0.06
DAILY AVG.         T               0.02   -0.02     0.00
DAYS >= .01        0                3.2    -3.2        2
DAYS >= .10        0                1.3    -1.3        0
DAYS >= .50        0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL      T   08/29 TO 08/29               0.05

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      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     14                 28     -14        0
 SINCE 7/1        20                 52     -32       MM
COOLING TOTAL    231                190      41      274
 SINCE 1/1       592                469     123       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/250    DATE  08/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/240    DATE  08/01

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.49
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             22
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     36

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       0     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                     20

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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AUGUST 2026 BROUGHT SLIGHTLY WARMER AND MUCH DRIER THAN NORMAL
CONDITIONS TO NORTHEAST WASHINGTON INTO THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE.
SPOKANE AIRPORT ONLY RECEIVED A TRACE OF RAIN FOR THE MONTH.  THIS
TIED FOR THE DRIEST AUGUST ON RECORD WITH 10 OTHER OCCURRENCES WITH
A TRACE SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1881.  THE MONTH STARTED WITH EXTREME
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE. SEVERAL NEW LARGE
FIRES OCCURRED INCLUDING THE SPOKANE COMPLEX FIRES THAT BURNED
HUNDREDS OF HOMES IN NORTHWEST SPOKANE. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 46 MPH
WAS MEASURED AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT. SEVERAL DAYS OF REDUCED AIR
QUALITY FROM THE WILDFIRE SMOKE FOLLOWED ACROSS THE REGION. ON THE
12TH AND 13TH THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED NEAR COULEE CITY AND TRACKED NORTHEAST
THROUGH WILBUR, HUNTERS, CHEWELAH, ADDY, PRIEST LAKE, AND BONNERS
FERRY. ADDY PICKED UP 1.14 INCHES OF RAIN, WHILE 0.80 INCHES WAS
MEASURED 15 MILES NORTH OF DAVENPORT. DESPITE SOME LOCALLY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS, SEVERAL NEW FIRE STARTS OCCURRED FROM THE LIGHTNING.
ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRED LATE ON THE 22ND INTO THE
23RD ACROSS NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. A STRONG STORM NEAR ADDY PRODUCED
NICKEL SIZED HAIL.

NO DAILY RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT.