Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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CXUS46 KOTX 011326
CLMLWS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
626 AM PDT TUE APR 01 2025
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...THE LEWISTON ID 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 80 03/30/1923
LOW 2 03/05/1955
HIGHEST 80R 03/26 MM MM 75 03/19
LOWEST 30 03/06 MM MM 26 03/06
03/19
03/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 58.0 55.1 2.9 57.0
AVG. MINIMUM 39.2 35.7 3.5 35.6
MEAN 48.6 45.4 3.2 46.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 7 9.1 -2.1 9
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.07 1931
MINIMUM 0.25 1969
TOTALS 1.18 1.30 -0.12 0.50
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.04 -0.00 0.02
DAYS >= .01 12 11.7 0.3 13
DAYS >= .10 5 4.0 1.0 0
DAYS >= .50 0 0.3 -0.3 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.33 03/12 TO 03/12 0.12
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 9.7 1955
TOTALS 0.0 0.8 -0.8 T
SINCE 7/1 11.6 12.7 -1.1 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 -1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.2 -0.2 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 03/29
03/30
03/02
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 503 608 -105 571
SINCE 7/1 4044 4325 -281 MM
COOLING TOTAL 1 0 1 0
SINCE 1/1 1 0 1 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/230 DATE 03/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/260 DATE 03/10
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 17 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 0
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 SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON INTO THE SOUTH 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. THEN A RAPID WARMUP OCCURRED THROUGH
THE 26TH, WHEN SEVERAL RECORDS WERE BROKE. NOT ONLY WERE DAILY
RECORDS BROKE, BUT MONTHLY RECORDS AS WELL. LEWISTON RECORDED ITS
WARMEST LOW AND HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH ON RECORD.
THIS INCLUDES A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 55 DEGREES ON THE 24TH, SOMETHING
MORE COMMON OF LATE JUNE. IN ADDITION THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80F ON
THE 26TH TIED THE MONTHLY RECORD. OTHER TOWNS THAT BROKE A MONTHLY
HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD INCLUDE LIND WITH 76 DEGREES, AND PULLMAN 75
DEGREES. 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 FROM
PULLMAN NORTHEAST INTO SAINT MARIES, WITH ISOLATED STORMS ALSO
AROUND DEARY, CLARKIA, AND AVERY.
IN ADDITION TO THE MONTHLY RECORDS LISTED ABOVE, OTHER DAILY RECORDS
OCCURRED. RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 79F AND 80F WERE SET ON THE
25TH AND 26TH RESPECTIVELY.