RICHLAND, WASHINGTON

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		53.2		34.8		38.8		46.4		52.8		60.4		67		73.7		72.9		64.3		52.4		41.4		32.8

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		64.2		40.7		47.4		57.5		65.1		73.3		80.1		88.3		87.5		78.3		64.4		49.1		38.3

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		42.2		28.8		30.1		35.4		40.5		47.5		54		59.1		58.3		50.3		40.4		33.7		27.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		110		67		69		82		92		105		110		110		108		106		89		75		69

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-22		-21		-22		12		25		30		39		41		44		33		22		---		2

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.5		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.1		1.4		0.8		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		33.5		---		---		---		---		1.4		3.7		13.7		12.5		2.1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		88		---		---		---		0.8		6.7		14.6		26.2		25.9		13.2		0.6		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		148.8		---		0.1		1.1		7.5		18.5		27.2		30.8		30.7		25.5		7.1		0.2		---

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		212.9		0.4		1.5		11.2		22		29.8		29.8		31		31		29.7		22.9		3.4		0.2

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		276.6		6.3		12.1		26.9		29.8		31		30		31		31		30		29.9		14.6		3.9

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		322.4		16.6		23		30.5		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		25.3		13.1

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		364.4		31		28		31		30		31		30		30.7		30.7		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		335.4		31		28		31		30		30.6		26.3		18.1		19.9		28.6		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		250.1		31		27.9		30.8		28.8		20.2		6.8		0.6		1.1		14.3		28.3		29.4		31

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		165.7		29.2		25.8		23.9		14.3		3.9		0.1		---		---		1.4		14.5		23.2		29.5

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		83.5		18.6		16.3		9.4		1.8		---		---		---		---		0.1		3.3		12		21.9

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14.2		4.8		2.5		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.6		5

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3.2		0.8		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.5

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.7		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		7.6		1		0.8		0.7		0.6		0.7		0.5		0.3		0.2		0.3		0.5		1		1.1

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		79.7		10.8		8.3		8		6.4		6.5		4.5		2.6		2.4		3.1		5.3		10.6		11.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27		4		2.8		2.5		2.1		2.4		1.7		0.6		0.5		1.1		1.6		3.6		4.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.2		0.1		0.1		0.1		---		0.1		0.1		0.1		---		0.1		0.1		0.2		0.2

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		20.8		2.9		2.3		1.7		1		1.8		1.9		0.7		0.7		1.3		1.9		2		2.6

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		6.4		1.9		1.9		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		2.3

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5		1.5		0.9		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		1.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.9		0.5		0.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.6		0.1		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11		4.6		1.6		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		4.1

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5		1.8		1.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.7

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.2		1		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		0.4

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.4		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 2

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		56		77		71		65		51		40		36		30		35		48		59		76		83

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 2

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		37		29		31		35		35		37		40		43		44		41		40		35		28

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5029		938		735		575		368		177		44		5		5		87		392		708		996

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		733		---		---		---		2		34		106		274		250		66		1		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2997		1		4		28		114		325		512		735		710		430		124		16		1

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.7		10.9		12.5		14.2		15.6		16.4		16		14.6		13		11.4		10		9.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		1.3		2.3		3.8		5.1		6.1		6.9		7.1		6.2		4.7		3		1.6		1.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.8		1.2		1.8		2		2.4		2.6		2.7		2.4		2		1.4		0.9		0.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		2.2		3.3		4.6		5.4		5.7		6		6.3		6.2		5.5		4		2.5		1.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		1.9		3.1		4.2		5.7		6.1		7		7.2		6.6		5.4		3.9		2.2		1.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		1.3		2.3		3.8		5.1		6.1		6.9		7.1		6.2		4.7		3		1.6		1.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		0.8		1.3		1.9		2		2.6		3		3.3		2.8		2.1		1.5		1.1		0.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		2.5		4.1		5.3		5.9		6.5		6.9		7.2		6.9		6.1		4.7		3.2		2.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		2.1		3.9		5		6.3		7.4		8		7.8		7.1		6.1		4.6		2.9		2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		1.1		1.8		3.2		4.6		5.4		6.2		6.2		5.7		4.2		2.6		1.4		0.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.7		1		1.7		1.9		2.4		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.8		1.3		0.8		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		1.7		2.5		3.8		4.9		5		5.3		5.5		5.7		4.8		3.5		2.2		1.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		1.5		2.2		3.2		4.9		4.8		5.8		6		6.1		4.6		3.3		1.8		1.2