The city and the wider Inland Northwest area are served by Spokane International Airport, 5 miles (8 km) west of Downtown Spokane. Officially, Spokane goes by the nickname of Hooptown USA, due to Spokane annually hosting Spokane Hoopfest, the world's largest basketball tournament. It is known as the birthplace of Father's Day, and locally by the nickname of "Lilac City". Spokane is the economic and cultural center of the Spokane metropolitan area, the Spokane–Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area, and the Inland Northwest. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, 92 miles (148 km) south of the Canadian border, 18 miles (30 km) west of the Washington– Idaho border, and 279 miles (449 km) east of Seattle, along I-90. Spokane ( / s p oʊ ˈ k æ n/ ( listen) spoh- KAN) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. Linda Weiford is a writer in Moscow, Idaho, who’s also a weather geek. Nic Loyd is a meteorologist in Washington state. Temperatures are expected to ramp up Thursday and Friday into the mid-90s and run in the low 90s through this weekend and into next week. Now that it’s July, the second half of 2023 is off to a warm, dry start. Had it not been for the downpours that occurred on June 8 that dropped as much as half an inch of rain in the Spokane region, June would have been considerably dryer. June 7 hit 91 degrees in Spokane, which remains the highest temperature of the year so far. June ran warmer than usual as well, with slightly less precipitation. Also, the month broke four records for the highest overnight low temperatures recorded during May. Daily records were broken with a high of 88 degrees on May 19 and a high of 90 on May 20. The month went on to have nine consecutive days (May 13-21) when temperatures ran at least 10 degrees warmer than normal, with several days approaching 20 degrees above normal. Although the weather was cold enough to produce measurable snowfall on April 21, the mercury hit 85 degrees on May 2 and again on May 3. Instead, Spokane saw its warmest May since the National Weather service began recording temperatures in 1881. Of the six-month period, May was the biggest standout, but not because it snowed. April was snowier as well, with four days of snow showers and flurries bringing the month’s total to 3.1 inches, compared to the normal 0.6 inches.
The month ended with 9.1 inches of snowfall, compared to the normal value of 3.6 inches. Measurable snow fell on seven days in March, which included a storm that dropped 4.3 inches on March 10. Ironically, we saw more snowfall than normal when we least expected it – springtime. Even with the big weather change, we still crossed February’s finish line with slightly above-average temperatures and slightly below-average snowfall for that month. Additionally, most of the month’s snow fell during its last three days, including 4.4 inches on Feb. Suddenly, the seesaw came crashing down with a high of 16 degrees on Feb. 20 climbed to 48 degrees, compared to the average temperature of 40 degrees for that date. The relatively mild and dry pattern continued through the first three weeks of February. The first month of 2023 concluded with a total of only 6.1 inches of snowfall, which is under half of January’s average amount of 12.7 inches.
Snow that had consistently covered the ground during December melted by Jan. Then came a mild January, especially during the first two weeks, when highs ran above freezing and sometimes even the overnight lows hovered above freezing.
If you’re thinking the month was snowy and bitter cold, that was in December, with its subzero temperatures before Christmas and above-average snowfall. Overall, temperatures have been above normal and precipitation below normal.įittingly, we’ll start with January 2023. We’re exactly halfway through 2023, and Spokane is experiencing a warm, dry year so far.
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