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- Temperature: 36°F
- Barometer: 29.64 inHg
- Clouds: Overcast
- Wind: SSW at 10 mph
- Visibility: 9 miles
- Sunrise: 7:39 am GMT-8
- Sunset: 4:12 pm GMT-8
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Jan
1
Snow Report – December Snow Fall Record
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This is from the National Weather Service:
AS OF DECEMBER 31TH AT MIDNIGHT...
THE MONTHLY SNOW TOTAL FOR THE SPOKANE INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT WAS 61.5 INCHES. THIS SNOW TOTAL RANKS
FIRST ON THE LIST OF SNOW TOTALS FOR ANY MONTH
AND BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 56.9 INCHES
SET IN JANUARY OF 1950. SNOWFALL RECORDS HAVE
BEEN KEPT IN SPOKANE SINCE 1893.
THE TOP FIVE MONTHLY SNOW TOTALS FOR SPOKANE ARE...
1. DEC 2008 61.5 INCHES
2. JAN 1950 56.9 INCHES
3. JAN 1969 48.7 INCHES
4. JAN 1954 46.5 INCHES
5. DEC 1996 42.7 INCHES
It snowed most of the day. More snow is supposed to come tonight and tomorrow morning. It has warmed up into the high 20’s – low 30’s and they are saying the snow may change to rain.
Happy New Year!
-- Weather When Posted --
- Temperature: 33°F;
- Humidity: 86%;
- Heat Index: 33°F;
- Wind Chill: 26°F;
- Pressure: 29.48 in.;
Dec
28
More Snow
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We have had at least another 7-8 inches of snow since Christmas Eve. Christmas day is was quite snowy and Richard stayed home as the road was not passable.
The snow amount is getting close to what we had last year in January of last year. We have broken the record for the most snow fall in a 24 hour period.
Richard has been out every day using his riding snow plow to keep the snow off the driveway. Yesterday it began to warm up and the snow has gotten mushy. Now that it has warmed up the roads will be a little more dicey to navigate in the mornings. “Black ice”
They are predicting another 2-4 inches of snow tomorrow starting about 10:am ending at 4:00pm. Enough all ready!
-- Weather When Posted --
- Temperature: 28°F;
- Humidity: 88%;
- Heat Index: 28°F;
- Wind Chill: 17°F;
- Pressure: 29.95 in.;
Dec
21
Record Snow Fall
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Did we get pounded or what? Almost 2 feet of snow in 24 hours. A record for the Spokane area.
On Wednesday morning I thought that they were only predicting 4-7 inches. At about 10:00am it started to snow. It snowed and snowed and snowed. At 3:00pm, I thought it might be a good idea to leave work and try to get home before it got dark. At this point there must have been 6-8 inches of snow.
The drive home took 2 hours 15 minutes, which wasn’t really that bad. Most of the streets in Spokane were not passable and the route that I usually take was closed. I headed toward Division because I knew that would be open. Once on Division I knew I could get home as long as I didn’t get into an accident.
Richard gets off work at 2:00pm didn’t have much trouble getting home and was there when I arrived.
Thursday morning we got up early as we knew the commute time would be long. Richard left the house at 4:30 and I was getting ready to head for the shower so I could leave by 5:00. The next think I know Richard is walking up the front walkway says we are not going anywhere. He had gotten about 50 yards down the driveway when he just got stuck in the snow. There was just too much snow to drive thru.
Richard plowed our driveway only to find that the road had not been plowed. We stayed home on Friday also. Sometime between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning they plowed the road.
It is now Sunday morning at 7:30, it is snowing again. They are predicting an 3-6 inches of snow. Will be having a White Christmas.
Dec
17
Winter Blows in
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On Friday afternoon we saw our first real snow. We got about 2-2½ inches of snow. Saturday and Sunday along with being very cold the wind blew and blew. Monday the wind had settled but it was still cold, temperatures have been ranging from below zero to mid teens.
Today, they are predicting an round of snow, 4-7 inches. With the temperatures remaining in the low teens.