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CXUS56 KOTX 022226
CLMGEG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
227 PM PST FRI JAN 02 2026
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...THE SPOKANE WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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 60 12/10/1939
LOW -25 12/30/1968
HIGHEST 57 12/15 MM MM 50 12/18
LOWEST 15 12/28 MM MM 24 12/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 42.8 33.8 9.0 37.8
AVG. MINIMUM 32.3 24.3 8.0 31.1
MEAN 37.5 29.1 8.4 34.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 6 13.0 -7.0 6
DAYS MIN <= 32 15 26.9 -11.9 22
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.5 -0.5 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.13 1964
MINIMUM 0.21 1883
TOTALS 2.58 2.34 0.24 3.91
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.08 0.00 0.13
DAYS >= .01 19 13.8 5.2 19
DAYS >= .10 11 7.4 3.6 12
DAYS >= .50 0 1.0 -1.0 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.34 12/21 TO 12/22 0.95
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 61.5 2008
TOTALS 3.6 13.8 -10.2 4.1
SINCE 7/1 4.4 20.6 -16.2 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 1 4.5 -3.5 MM
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 12/03 2 12/17
12/04
12/05
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 841 1114 -273 939
SINCE 7/1 2121 2725 -604 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 833 515 318 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 54/240 DATE 12/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 75/240 DATE 12/17
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.78
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 19
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 82
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 19 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 5 SLEET 0
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 9
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
DECEMBER 2025 BROUGHT MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
WETTER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS TO NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH
IDAHO PANHANDLE. FOR THE SPOKANE AIRPORT IT WAS THE 3RD WARMEST
DECEMBER ON RECORD. IT WAS A VERY ACTIVE MONTH ACROSS THE INLAND
NORTHWEST.
ON THE 1ST A SNOW SQUALL BROUGHT A HEAVY BAND OF SNOW TO FOUR LAKES
WITH LOW VISIBILITY, GUSTY WINDS, AND SLICK ROADS. CAR ACCIDENTS
RESULTED IN WESTBOUND I-90 CLOSURE FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. ON THE 8TH
HIGH WINDS OCCURRED OVERNIGHT WITH A PEAK WIND GUST OF 62 MPH AT THE
SPOKANE AIRPORT, AND 53 MPH IN COEUR D'ALENE. OVER 220 CUSTOMERS
LOST POWER IN THE SPOKANE AREA. ON THE 10TH AND 11TH AN ATMOSPHERIC
RIVER BROUGHT WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS, WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN
THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. PEAK WIND GUSTS INCLUDE 60 MPH AT THE SPOKANE
AIRPORT AND 56 MPH IN POST FALLS. LIGHTNING CREEK REACHED A
PRELIMINARY RECORD STAGE OF 19.01 FEET, BEATING THE PREVIOUS RECORD
OF 16.3 FEET. EAST SPRING CREEK ROAD WASHED OUT ALONG SPRING CREEK.
BETWEEN 300-400 RESIDENTS SHELTERED IN PLACE ABOVE CLARK FORK DUE TO
THE ROAD CLOSURE. THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO REACHED
MODERATE FLOOD STAGE, CRESTING AT 46.38 FEET. THE COEUR D'ALENE
RIVER AT ENAVILLE REACHED THE MINOR FLOOD STAGE LEVEL CRESTING AT
72.2 FEET. FLOODING OF HOMES OCCURRED ALONG THE RIVER NEAR KINGSTON
ALONG WITH A SWIFT WATER RESCUE OF THREE PEOPLE FROM A HOME. IN
BOUNDARY COUNTY FS ROAD 293 WASHED OUT WITH A LANDSLIDE OVER THE
ROAD. ON THE 17TH A HIGH WIND EVENT OCCURRED FOR THE REGIO, WITH
THE SPOKANE AIRPORT RECORDING ITS SECOND STRONGEST GUST ON RECORD
WITH 75 MPH. OTHER WIND GUSTS INCLUDE 89 MPH AT MAGEE PEAK, 67 MPH
SPOKANE FELTS FIELD, AND 66 MPH COEUR D'ALENE AIRPORT. THE WINDS
KNOCKED DOWN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES ACROSS THE REGION. SOME
TREES FELL ON CARS, CRUSHING THEM. ANOTHER TREE FELL ON A HOME,
STRIKING AN INDIVIDUAL AND RESULTING IN A FATALITY. A MUCH NEEDED
BREAK OCCURRED FOR THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS OF DECEMBER WITH SEVERAL
ROUNDS OF LIGHTER PRECIPITATION MOSTLY FALLING AS RAIN IN THE
VALLEYS.
ONE RECORD WAS SET DURING THE MONTH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT WITH A
HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 57F ON THE 15TH.
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