Cheney, WA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SPOKANE 17 SSW, WA US.

Dsb Mediterranean continental (warm summer) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cheney has an annual average temperature of 45°F with about 18.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.1°F), and the coldest is December (average low 21.1°F). December is typically the wettest month (2.59 in) and July the driest (0.33 in).

Annual swing
36.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,203
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

272 of 366 (74.3%) of Cheney's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

2000s
31
2010s
170
2020s
165

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 35.7°F 22.0°F 28.9°F 2.19 in 14
February 40.4°F 21.5°F 31.0°F 1.72 in 12
March 49.2°F 27.0°F 38.1°F 2.12 in 13
April 56.7°F 31.9°F 44.3°F 1.49 in 11
May 66.6°F 37.6°F 52.1°F 1.74 in 10
June 72.6°F 41.9°F 57.3°F 1.30 in 8
July 84.1°F 44.7°F 64.4°F 0.33 in 3
August 83.9°F 43.0°F 63.4°F 0.35 in 3
September 74.4°F 35.0°F 54.7°F 0.52 in 5
October 58.7°F 28.8°F 43.7°F 1.56 in 10
November 43.3°F 24.5°F 33.9°F 2.43 in 13
December 35.0°F 21.1°F 28.1°F 2.59 in 15

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