Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
640 PM PST TUE FEB 04 2025
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...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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 62 01/01/1918
LOW -30 01/16/1888
01/15/1888
HIGHEST 45 01/30 MM MM 55 01/28
LOWEST 13 01/20 MM MM -10 01/13
AVG. MAXIMUM 34.2 34.5 -0.3 32.7
AVG. MINIMUM 23.7 24.7 -1.0 22.9
MEAN 28.9 29.6 -0.7 27.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 10 11.7 -1.7 12
DAYS MIN <= 32 30 25.9 4.1 23
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.1 -1.1 4
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.96 1959
MINIMUM 0.38 1985
TOTALS 1.63 1.97 -0.34 2.08
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.06 -0.01 0.07
DAYS >= .01 8 14.2 -6.2 16
DAYS >= .10 3 6.9 -3.9 7
DAYS >= .50 2 0.5 1.5 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.65 01/03 TO 01/04 0.49
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 56.9 1950
TOTALS 6.3 12.3 -6.0 9.6
SINCE 7/1 13.0 32.9 -19.9 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1
DAYS >= 1.0 1 4.0 -3.0 4
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 4 01/04 5 01/19
01/20
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1111 1097 14 1146
SINCE 7/1 3365 3820 -455 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/220 DATE 01/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/210 DATE 01/31
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.66
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 15
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 82
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 1
FOG 22 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 13
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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JANUARY 2025 FINISHED WITH SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. OVERALL IT WAS A FAIRLY QUIET MONTH
WITH A COUPLE EVENTS. ON THE 3RD, RAIN CHANGED TO SNOW AT THE
SPOKANE AIRPORT WITH 2.8" FOR THE DAY. SOME LOCATIONS SURROUNDING
SPOKANE CAME IN WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS WITH 5" IN ADDY, MEDICAL LAKE,
AND SPIRIT LAKE. THE 6TH THROUGH THE 30TH BROUGHT AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER. TEMPERATURES ALSO DROPPED FROM
THE 16TH THROUGH THE 29TH WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE
TEENS AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT MOST NIGHTS, WITH DEER PARK DROPPING
THE SINGLE DIGITS ON SIX OF THESE NIGHTS. ON THE 31ST THE QUIET
PATTERN CAME TO AN END AS A WET WEATHER SYSTEM MOVED INTO THE
REGION. PRECIPITATION FELL AS MOSTLY RAIN IN SPOKANE AND COEUR
D`ALENE WITH SNOW FOR SOME OF THE NORTHERN AREAS. THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS CAME IN AROUND 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF NORTHPORT WITH 8",
WHILE TWIN LAKES CAME IN WITH 6".
NO RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT.