Spokane Weather Records (USC00457933)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Spokane (USC00457933), Washington, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Spokane

Spokane (USC00457933) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 47.67 latitude and -117.42 longitude, 573 m (1,880 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 1983, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Spokane still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Washington, United States, 47.67 latitude, -117.42 longitude.
Elevation: 573 m (1,880 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 1983, 31 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Spokane. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Spokane, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.8 C (109.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Spokane still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 77.

Standing records at Spokane by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1953	4
1954	57
1955	48
1956	77
1957	47
1958	63
1959	48
1960	53
1961	46
1962	58
1963	46
1964	33
1965	54
1966	46
1967	44
1968	42
1969	34
1970	45
1971	49
1972	64
1973	52
1974	53
1975	74
1976	28
1977	56
1978	35
1979	45
1980	49
1981	50
1982	30
1983	34

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 46.0 mm (1.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Spokane. The most was 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 10 November 1968.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Spokane
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 January 1971
Feb	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 February 1976
Mar	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 March 1974
Apr	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 April 1971
May	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 May 1968
Jun	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 June 1962
Jul	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 July 1965
Aug	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 August 1976
Sep	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 September 1954
Oct	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 October 1968
Nov	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	10 November 1968
Dec	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 December 1975

Period of Record Coverage

1953 to 1983

31 years of record at Spokane, 1953 to 1983. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953, 1981, 1982, 1983.

Days with data per year at Spokane
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1953	43	12%	No
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	331	91%	Yes
1956	354	97%	Yes
1957	344	94%	Yes
1958	355	97%	Yes
1959	340	93%	Yes
1960	343	94%	Yes
1961	353	97%	Yes
1962	352	96%	Yes
1963	354	97%	Yes
1964	359	98%	Yes
1965	356	98%	Yes
1966	359	98%	Yes
1967	333	91%	Yes
1968	363	99%	Yes
1969	354	97%	Yes
1970	354	97%	Yes
1971	358	98%	Yes
1972	336	92%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	357	98%	Yes
1975	361	99%	Yes
1976	363	99%	Yes
1977	357	98%	Yes
1978	335	92%	Yes
1979	356	98%	Yes
1980	353	96%	Yes
1981	325	89%	No
1982	245	67%	No
1983	244	67%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

23 complete years, 1954 to 1980

One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Spokane, 1954 to 1980. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.8 C (49.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 7.7 C (45.9 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 11.9 C (53.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Spokane as warming stripes, 1954 to 1980
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1954	10.0 C	+0.27 C
1956	10.1 C	+0.32 C
1957	10.0 C	+0.27 C
1958	11.9 C	+2.18 C
1959	9.6 C	-0.18 C
1960	9.6 C	-0.12 C
1961	10.5 C	+0.70 C
1962	9.7 C	-0.02 C
1963	10.4 C	+0.64 C
1964	9.4 C	-0.33 C
1965	10.6 C	+0.85 C
1966	11.0 C	+1.22 C
1968	10.2 C	+0.45 C
1969	9.4 C	-0.39 C
1970	10.1 C	+0.31 C
1971	9.6 C	-0.12 C
1973	8.6 C	-1.14 C
1974	8.3 C	-1.41 C
1975	7.7 C	-2.04 C
1976	9.5 C	-0.27 C
1977	9.4 C	-0.31 C
1979	9.2 C	-0.58 C
1980	9.5 C	-0.26 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1953 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Spokane: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1961	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	1979	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	1968	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	1975	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	82 days	1969	37 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Spokane, 1953 to 1983. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Spokane by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1953	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1954	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1955	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1957	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1959	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1960	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1961	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1962	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1965	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1969	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1973	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1974	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983	35.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Spokane, 1953 to 1983. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Spokane by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1953	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1954	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1955	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1956	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1957	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1958	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1959	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1960	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1962	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1963	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1964	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1965	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1966	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1967	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1968	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1969	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1970	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1971	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1972	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1973	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1974	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1975	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1976	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1977	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1978	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1979	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1980	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1981	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1982	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1983	-11.1 C (12.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Spokane, 1953 to 1983. The record is 46.0 mm (1.8 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.4 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Spokane by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1954	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1955	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1956	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1957	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1958	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1959	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1960	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1961	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1962	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1963	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1964	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1965	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1966	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1968	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1971	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1973	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1974	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1975	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1976	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1977	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1978	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1979	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1980	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1981	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1982	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1983	15.2 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Spokane, 1953 to 1983. The record is 54.6 mm (2.1 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.4 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Spokane by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1954	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1955	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1956	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1957	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1958	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1959	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1960	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1961	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1962	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1965	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1966	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1967	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1968	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1969	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1970	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1971	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1972	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1973	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1974	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1975	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1976	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1977	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1978	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1979	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1980	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1982	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1983	30.4 mm (1.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Spokane, 1953 to 1983. The record is 82 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Spokane by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953	11 days
1954	24 days
1955	48 days
1956	33 days
1957	48 days
1958	27 days
1959	44 days
1960	48 days
1961	20 days
1962	50 days
1963	29 days
1964	20 days
1965	49 days
1966	46 days
1967	59 days
1968	36 days
1969	82 days
1970	31 days
1971	41 days
1972	18 days
1973	64 days
1974	52 days
1975	34 days
1976	60 days
1977	34 days
1978	37 days
1979	43 days
1980	33 days
1981	44 days
1982	28 days
1983	26 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

23 years with a frost

Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Spokane falls on 23 April and the median first autumn frost on 5 October, which leaves a median of 166 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Spokane
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1954 to 1980)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	23 April	n/a	23 April	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	5 October	n/a	5 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	166 days	n/a	166 days	n/a	n/a

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).