South Cle Elum, WA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CLE ELUM, WA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

South Cle Elum has an annual average temperature of 46.5°F with about 24.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 81.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.2°F). November is typically the wettest month (4.07 in) and August the driest (0.47 in).

Annual swing
38.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,771
Cooling need
96

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

22 of 366 (6%) of South Cle Elum'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.

1890s
2
1900s
38
1910s
21
1920s
48
1930s
61
1940s
39
1950s
27
1960s
30
1970s
21
1980s
21
1990s
20
2000s
14
2010s
12
2020s
12

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 35.0°F 22.2°F 28.6°F 3.40 in
February 40.7°F 23.6°F 32.2°F 2.49 in
March 48.9°F 27.8°F 38.3°F 2.73 in
April 57.3°F 32.9°F 45.1°F 1.41 in
May 66.1°F 40.4°F 53.3°F 1.64 in
June 71.9°F 46.8°F 59.4°F 1.10 in
July 81.1°F 52.7°F 66.9°F 0.54 in
August 81.4°F 51.1°F 66.3°F 0.47 in
September 72.9°F 42.7°F 57.8°F 0.90 in
October 57.8°F 33.9°F 45.9°F 2.44 in
November 43.2°F 27.7°F 35.4°F 4.07 in
December 34.3°F 22.3°F 28.3°F 3.50 in

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