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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
642 AM PST TUE FEB 04 2025

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...THE LEWISTON ID 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             66   01/09/1953
 LOW             -22   01/31/1950
HIGHEST           51   01/16         MM      MM       63  01/29
LOWEST            16   01/20         MM      MM      -10  01/13
AVG. MAXIMUM    41.1               42.1    -1.0     39.3
AVG. MINIMUM    27.3               30.3    -3.0     27.6
MEAN            34.2               36.2    -2.0     33.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                4.3    -4.3        8
DAYS MIN <= 32    23               18.1     4.9       15
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.1    -0.1        3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.56   1883
 MINIMUM        0.11   2007
TOTALS          1.15               1.13    0.02     1.85
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.04    0.00     0.06
DAYS >= .01        7               11.2    -4.2       15
DAYS >= .10        4                3.5     0.5        6
DAYS >= .50        1                0.4     0.6        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.67   01/03 TO 01/03               0.45

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          26.1   1957
TOTALS             T                2.7    -2.7     12.3
SINCE 7/1          T                8.1    -8.1       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   2
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.8    -0.8        4
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   7  01/13
                                                          01/14
                                                          01/19
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    944                893      51      971
 SINCE 7/1      2689               2999    -310       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              3.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/210    DATE  01/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/210    DATE  01/31

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.45
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         12

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     75

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      4

-  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, IT WAS A RAINY DAY IN LEWISTON
WITH 0.67" MEASURED AT LEWISTON AIRPORT. RAIN CHANGED TO SNOW ON THE
PALOUSE WITH 1" IN PULLMAN AND MOSCOW AND 5" IN TEKOA.  THE 6TH
THROUGH THE 30TH BROUGHT AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF RELATIVELY QUIET
WEATHER. TEMPERATURES ALSO DROPPED FROM THE 18TH THROUGH THE 28TH
WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO 11-18F NEARLY EVERY NIGHT AT THE
PULLMAN AIRPORT. ON THE 31ST THE QUIET PATTERN CAME TO AN END AS A
WET WEATHER SYSTEM MOVED INTO THE REGION.  THE LEWISTON AIRPORT ONLY
RECEIVED A TRACE OF PRECIPITATION THOUGH DUE TO DOWNSLOPE FLOW OFF
THE MOUNTAINS.  RAIN FELL ON THE PALOUSE WITH SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS.
LOOKOUT PASS RECEIVED 12" WITH SILVER MOUNTAIN COMING IN WITH 8".

NO RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE LEWISTON AIRPORT.