Today is 01/22/2026, Post 3

by me, Kerry Burgess, 01/22/2026 4:20 PM

"I hope you're wrong."



The other guys:









https://www.kxly.com/news/local-news/its-the-mildest-winter-in-10-years-but-will-it-stay-that-way/article_e6fd4412-de90-11ef-8153-7318ffea9195.html

Channel 4 KXLY Spokane

It's the mildest winter in 10 years, but will it stay that way?

Matt Gray Jan 29, 2025

SPOKANE, Wash.-- There is scientific proof that what you're probably feeling is correct: this winter has been the easiest to deal with in a long time.

In Spokane, this winter is the mildest in the past 10 years and one of the mildest in the 75-year record used by the AWSSI. Record or near-record mild conditions are also happening in Northport in Washington, Lewiston in Idaho, and Heron, Kalispell, and Missoula in Montana.

The AWSSI can also project the rest of this winter using the most similar past years. Most of these projections for Spokane show what you would expect — continued mild conditions for the rest of winter.

However, some of the most similar years to this winter in Spokane, 1989-90, 1993-94, and 2018-19 finish up the season differently.

In each of these years, between 40% and 60% of the snow for the entire season came in February or later. The average is around 25%. The coldest temperature of the season also occurred in February during these winters.

Why should we care? Look at what’s coming up for February, according to forecasts from the Climate Prediction Center. For the next three to four weeks, there’s a good chance for cold and wet weather in the Pacific Northwest. Many long-range climate models have hinted at a pattern change that would bring us a busy end to winter over the past month. As February approaches, it looks more and more likely that at least some of those predictions will pan out.









https://www.kxly.com/news/local-news/its-the-mildest-winter-in-10-years-but-will-it-stay-that-way/article_e6fd4412-de90-11ef-8153-7318ffea9195.html

Channel 4 KXLY Spokane

First snowfall in Spokane is the latest since 2008

Matt Gray Nov 26, 2025

SPOKANE, Wash.-- If you were waiting for winter in the Spokane area, the wait is over. Many of us woke up to snow on Wednesday morning after a snowy Tuesday night around the Inland Northwest.

The National Weather Service recorded half an inch of snow before midnight, making our official first day of snow for this season, November 25th. That's the latest start to snow season since 2008, when it didn't snow until November 28th.

Does this late first snow tell us anything about how our winter is going to go? No.

2008 started late but turned out to be the snowiest winter on record for Spokane. Snow has first fallen far earlier in the year and finished well below average many times. There's no way to really know what the rest of the winter holds, just that it will be colder to start December, which should raise our odds for snow a lot compared to recent weeks.

This November is on pace to be the warmest since 2016 and the 2nd warmest since 1950.



- by me, Kerry Wayne Burgess, posted by me: 4:23 PM Pacific-timezone USA Thursday 01/22/2026