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Regional Climate Review

Regional Climate Review . Karin Bumbaco Office of the Washington State Climatologist Joint Institute for the Study of Atmosphere and Ocean University of Washington February 2, 2010. 2009 Pacific Northwest (WA, OR, ID). Mean Temp: 47.0°F 1971-2000 Avg: 47.02°F. Precipitation: 24.55”

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Regional Climate Review

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  1. Regional Climate Review Karin Bumbaco Office of the Washington State Climatologist Joint Institute for the Study of Atmosphere and Ocean University of Washington February 2, 2010

  2. 2009 Pacific Northwest (WA, OR, ID) Mean Temp: 47.0°F 1971-2000 Avg: 47.02°F Precipitation: 24.55” 1971-2000 Avg: 27.74” (from NCDC’s Climate-at-a-Glance)

  3. 2009 Regional Climate (from High Plains Regional Climate Center)

  4. Western WA: Record Wet November • 4th wettest month for Quillayute (1st: Nov 1983; 29.14”) • 6th wettest month at Hoquiam (1st: Jan 2006; 23.46”)

  5. December Cold Snap • Daily low temperatures were broken around WA Photo by: Lorenzo Pasqualis

  6. January Warmth • SeaTac AP/Seattle Federal Building (1891) Avg Temp Normal: 40.9°F • 47.0°F 2010 • 46.6°F 2006 • 46.4°F 1995 • Olympia (1948) Avg Temp Normal: 38.1°F • 44.0°F 1953 • 43.7°F 2010 • 43.3°F 2003 • Quillayute (1966) Avg Temp Normal: 40.6°F • 46.5°F 2003 • 46.3°F 2010 • 45.3°F 1981 • Bellingham (1949) Avg Temp Normal: 38.6°F • 45.3°F 1986/2010 • 45.0°F 1994 • Hoquiam (1953) Avg Temp Normal: 42.1°F • 47.2°F 2003 • 46.5°F 2010 • 46.3°F 1995 • Walla Walla: 41.4°F; 6th warmest (1949) • Spokane: 35.1°F; 8th warmest (1881) • Yakima: 36.0°F; 8th warmest (1946) • Wenatchee: 34.3°F; 12th warmest (1931)

  7. January Low Pressure, Southerly Winds, and High Sea Levels Alki Beach Photo by: Spencer Reeder Figure by Nate Mantua

  8. 2010 Water Year

  9. Snow Water Equivalent (SWE)

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