CXUS56 KOTX 011630 CLMGEG CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 930 AM PDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 75 03/26/2025 LOW -10 03/03/1891 HIGHEST 64 03/19 MM MM 75 03/26 LOWEST 20 03/15 MM MM 27 03/14 AVG. MAXIMUM 51.0 48.6 2.4 51.9 AVG. MINIMUM 33.5 31.5 2.0 35.0 MEAN 42.3 40.0 2.3 43.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.6 -0.6 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 19 19.4 -0.4 7 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.56 2012 MINIMUM 0.12 1909 TOTALS 1.61 1.83 -0.22 1.56 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.06 -0.01 0.05 DAYS >= .01 8 11.8 -3.8 12 DAYS >= .10 3 6.5 -3.5 8 DAYS >= .50 1 0.5 0.5 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.80 03/13 TO 03/13 0.60 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 16.4 1897 TOTALS 8.7 3.9 4.8 0.4 SINCE 7/1 24.8 44.6 -19.8 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 -1 DAYS >= 1.0 1 1.2 -0.2 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 8 03/14 MM 03/29 03/15 03/16 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 698 774 -76 664 SINCE 7/1 4627 5492 -865 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/230 DATE 03/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 68/210 DATE 03/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.67 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 3 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0 FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ MARCH 2026 FINISHED WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHEAST WASHINGTON INTO THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. PRECIPITATION WAS NEAR NORMAL FOR THE SPOKANE AND COEUR D'ALENE AREA WHILE BELOW NORMAL FOR THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON INTO THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE MONTH BROUGHT SEVERAL WEATHER CHANGES AS IS TYPICAL FOR THE INLAND NW START OF SPRING. ON THE 8TH A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSAGE BROUGHT WINDY CONDITIONS WITH A PEAK WIND GUST OF 55 MPH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT. THIS ALSO BROUGHT A SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE DROP WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW 60S ON THE 8TH DROPPING INTO THE MID 40S ON THE 9TH. BUT THE REAL WHOPPER OF THE MONTH CAME WITH A STRENGTHENING WEATHER SYSTEM AS IT PASSED THROUGH THE REGION LATE ON THE 11TH INTO THE 12TH. A WIND STORM RESULTED WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES, AND DOWNED TREES. PEAK WIND GUSTS INCLUDE 68 MPH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT, 64 MPH POST FALLS, AND 63 MPH IN COEUR D'ALENE. WINDS WERE EVEN STRONGER UP IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 84 MPH AT LAKEVIEW (NEAR SCHWEITZER), AND 86 MPH AT MAGEE PEAK (NORTH SHOSHONE COUNTY). FOLLOWING THE WIND STORM, A STALLED BOUNDARY WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF PRECIPITATION FELL ON THE 13TH. THE SPOKANE/COEUR D'ALENE AREA AND SOUTHERN PORTION OF NORTHERN VALLEYS RECEIVED STEADY SNOW. SPOKANE AIRPORT RECEIVED 8.2 INCHES, BREAKING THE PREVIOUS DAILY SNOW RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH WHICH WAS 6.0 INCHES ON MARCH 4TH, 1939. OTHER SNOW TOTALS INCLUDE 16 INCHES 6 MILES SOUTH OF COEUR D'ALENE, 14 INCHES AT HAYDEN LAKE, 8 INCHES CLAYTON, AND 7 INCHES IN ATHOL. FOLLOWING ALL THE SNOW AS SKIED CLEARED TEMPERATURES DROPPED WITH DEER PARK DROPPED TO 13F ON THE 14TH AND 15TH. OTHER LOCATIONS DROPPING INTO THE TEENS INCLUDE COEUR D'ALENE WITH 13F, PRIEST LAKE 16F, AND DAVENPORT 17F, AND COLVILLE 19F. A COUPLE RECORDS WERE BROKE DURING THE MONTH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT. THE 0.80 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION ON THE 13TH SET A DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD. IN ADDITION 8.2 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON THIS DAY, BREAKING THE ALL TIME DAILY SNOW RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH WAS ALSO SET ON THE 1ST, WITH A LOW OF 53F.