Metaline, WA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BOUNDARY DAM, WA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Metaline has an annual average temperature of 46°F with about 28.2 inches of precipitation per year and 54.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 84.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.9°F). December is typically the wettest month (3.60 in) and August the driest (0.81 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Annual swing
41.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,987
Cooling need
150

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

88 of 366 (24%) of Metaline'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.

1960s
23
1970s
34
1980s
79
1990s
80
2000s
49
2010s
47
2020s
54

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 32.6°F 20.9°F 26.7°F 3.10 in 18.5 in 15
February 38.3°F 21.5°F 29.9°F 1.98 in 7.7 in 11
March 47.5°F 26.8°F 37.1°F 2.35 in 3.4 in 12
April 58.0°F 32.6°F 45.3°F 2.21 in 0.1 in 13
May 67.2°F 40.9°F 54.0°F 2.60 in 13
June 72.4°F 47.8°F 60.1°F 3.18 in 14
July 83.6°F 52.0°F 67.8°F 1.42 in 7
August 84.6°F 49.8°F 67.2°F 0.81 in 5
September 72.9°F 42.6°F 57.8°F 1.32 in 8
October 55.7°F 34.6°F 45.2°F 2.40 in 0.1 in 12
November 40.3°F 28.1°F 34.2°F 3.23 in 6.8 in 15
December 32.2°F 21.4°F 26.8°F 3.60 in 18.2 in 16

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