All-time weather records — Pateros, WA
Climate change signal in Pateros
of Pateros's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (20 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (3 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79 | 102 | ||
| 1980s | 101 | 111 | ||
| 1990s | 89 | 91 | ||
| 2000s | 56 | 38 | ||
| 2010s | 41 | 24 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1970, the latest in 2016. Period of observation: 1970-2017.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62.1°F — Jan 30, 1989 | -20.0°F — Jan 30, 1996 | 1.50 in — Jan 16, 2010 |
| February | 69.1°F — Feb 28, 1988 | -13.0°F — Feb 3, 1996 | 4.00 in — Feb 15, 2009 |
| March | 77.0°F — Mar 31, 1992 | 0.0°F — Mar 3, 1989 | 1.50 in — Mar 9, 2003 |
| April | 87.1°F — Apr 28, 1987 | 8.1°F — Apr 8, 2014 | 1.13 in — Apr 24, 2003 |
| May | 100.0°F — May 31, 1986 | 23.0°F — May 2, 1996 | 1.69 in — May 28, 1989 |
| June | 105.1°F — Jun 23, 1992 | 33.1°F — Jun 2, 1976 | 1.53 in — Jun 28, 1992 |
| July | 107.1°F — Jul 20, 1994 | 34.0°F — Jul 4, 1994 | 1.30 in — Jul 23, 1992 |
| August | 105.1°F — Aug 5, 1998 | 35.1°F — Aug 22, 1992 | 1.83 in — Aug 10, 1983 |
| September | 102.0°F — Sep 2, 1998 | 24.1°F — Sep 27, 1972 | 1.20 in — Sep 14, 1980 |
| October | 88.0°F — Oct 1, 1992 | 1.9°F — Oct 10, 2009 | 1.11 in — Oct 18, 2004 |
| November | 72.0°F — Nov 4, 1975 | -17.0°F — Nov 24, 2010 | 1.60 in — Nov 17, 2015 |
| December | 54.0°F — Dec 15, 2014 | -20.9°F — Dec 28, 1990 | 8.00 in — Dec 27, 2002 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Pateros.