Warmer than normal temperatures for this month are expected for the Tri-Cities, according to the National Weather Service.
That follows a much warmer than usual January that had temperatures averaging 39.3 degrees, which was 5.4 degrees above normal for the month.
El Nio likely was responsible, bringing warm air and increased moisture to the region.
At Hanford, the average temperature was even further above the normal for the site at 38 degrees. That was 6.2 degrees higher than usual for the month, according to the Hanford Meteorology Station.
The average temperature ties last month for the sixth-warmest January on record at Hanford with records set in 1981 and 2003.
Although the month was warmer than normal, the Hanford Meteorology Station recorded no record highs for the month. The highest temperature recorded at Hanford was 54 degrees on Jan. 15, which was well below the record high for the date of 60 degrees.
In the Tri-Cities, the average high in January was 44.8 degrees, 4.2 degrees above normal, and the average low was 33.7 degrees, 6.5 degrees above normal.
Lows for the month were 22 degrees Jan. 1 in the Tri-Cities and 20 degrees Jan. 7 at Hanford. Jan. 7 was the only day that the low temperature was as cold or colder than the average daily low for Hanford all month.
Normal temperatures for February in the Tri-Cities are an average high of 48 degrees and an average low of 30.3 degrees.
February also should be drier than January, when rain or snow fell on 22 days, according to the weather service. Forecasters predict precipitation should be near or less than normal precipitation for the Tri-Cities of 0.79 inches for February.
Precipitation in January was greater than usual, totaling 1.82 inches in the Tri-Cities. That's 0.77 inches above normal. At Hanford, precipitation totaled 1.24 inches, which is more than the normal 0.87 inch.
Two inches of snow fell in the Tri-Cities in January. At Hanford, there was just a trace of snow compared with the normal of 4.2 inches. Snowfall for the winter at Hanford has totaled just 4.8 inches, compared with a normal of 12.4 inches.
For the current water year that began in October, the Tri-Cities has had 3.92 inches of precipitation, which is 0.4 inches above normal.
The peak wind gust in January was 36 mph Jan. 13 in Kennewick and 43 mph Jan. 15 at Hanford.
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Normal temperatures, rain in the forecast for February
Normal temperatures, rain in the forecast for February
February weather should be near normal in the Tri-Cities, according to the National Weather Service.
Normal highs and lows for the Tri-Cities as measured in Kennewick during February are 47.9 and 29.6 degrees. Normal precipitation is 0.78 inch.
No daily high or low temperature records were set at Hanford in January, according to data from the Hanford Meteorological Station, which keeps records back to 1945.
October to be on cool side
October to be on cool side
Expect temperatures to be below normal in the Tri-Cities this month, according to the National Weather Service.
That follows a September that was significantly warmer than usual in the Tri-Cities and saw six daily high temperature records set or tied at Hanford.
Normal highs for October in the Tri-Cities fall from 70.5 degrees at the start of October to 62.6 degrees at the end of the month. Normal lows fall from 43.1 degrees to 39.2 degrees, according to the weather service.
National Weather Service predicts November to be wetter than usual
National Weather Service predicts November to be wetter than usual
Expect a wetter than usual November in the Tri-Cities, according to the National Weather Service.
However, temperatures should be near normal.
Normal highs are 58 degrees at the start of the month falling to
44 degrees at the end of the month. Normal lows fall from 38 degrees to
32 degrees in November. Normal precipitation for the Tri-Cities in November is 1 inch.
Tri-Cities breaks cool streak with a few hot days in August
Tri-Cities breaks cool streak with a few hot days in August
The Tri-Cities broke its six-month streak of cool monthly average temperatures in August with the help of some hot days toward the end of the month.
September also is expected to be warmer than normal this year, according to the National Weather Service.
Normal highs for the Tri-Cities are 82.9 degrees at the start of the September, falling to 76.9 degrees at month's end. Normal lows for the Tri-Cities fall from 53.3 degrees at the start of the month to 48.2 degrees at the end.
WEATHER: Cold, wet December predicted
WEATHER: Cold, wet December predicted
Expect a month that is colder and wetter than the usual December for the Tri-Cities, says the National Weather Service.
In a normal December, highs fall from 44 degrees at the start of the month to 39 degrees at the end of the month in the Tri-Cities. Lows fall from 32 degrees to 28 degrees.
Normal precipitation for December in the Tri-Cities is 1.13 inches.
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