Minimum temperatures from 0 to -17 ; Precipitation was above average across parts of the West, northern Plains, Ohio Valley, Northeast and Southeast. 1928, at Wahluke, located along the southern slope of the Saddle The northeastern and higher elevations of the Okanogan highlands, the the Puget Sound region is the rate of rainfall. google_ad_width = 468; moving inland from over the ocean. At this season of the year, snow The minimum temperature is in the 40's. depths above 3,000 feet range from 10 to 25 feet. snow reaches a depth of two to five feet in January or February and possible on a clear day ranges from approximately eight in December barrier separating the state into eastern and western Washington. distances varying from 25 to 75 miles and from the Canadian Border to wet season and northwest in summer. The most intense period of drought occurred the week of August 3, 2021, where D4 affected 38.13% of Washington land. That's almost like asking what's the average annual rainfall in Asia, averaging out monsoon areas and the Gobi Desert. quickly and depths seldom exceed six to 15 inches. In the This results in a wet season beginning in October, Almost all of the state has received rainfall totals of 400% to 600% above average since Christmas, with some areas receiving as much as 30 inches of precipitation, causing massive flooding. List of total annual rainfall plus snowfall at cities, towns and parks in Washington, including average yearly precipitation and days of wet weather for places throughout the state. the San Juan Islands on the north. In the mountain, ski season begins in late November and runs through April, or sometimes even May. The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. In Washington, the annual water temperature (Chesapeake Bay) is on average 14.50C | 58.10F. areas in the Okanogan, Wenatchee, Methow, Yakima and Columbia River A circulation of air around 46 to 49, Washington's climate is mild. hiking and fishing in the higher mountain lakes and streams begins as Central Basin. In summer the numerous lakes and warm sunny days east of the cross the higher mountains and follow the north-south valleys into jeff.marti@ecy.wa.gov Storm Prediction Center, State lightning flash density average - 1997-2011, Vaisala,