It does snow in most places in Washington. It is beautiful here all year round. Mr Bennett and his team will be closely monitoring a cold front that is approaching the south of WA this coming weekend and brings the possibility of yet another snow event. This is why I'm moving to eastern Washington.....the weather on the western part of this state is horrible, too wet and too dreary for me! Monday through Wednesday morning will see chilly temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s, marking the end of the growing season.National Weather Service Weather Spotter Faye Neff, who serves at a post four miles west of Boyds in Ferry County, said she is recording over 20 inches of snow on Sunday afternoon after 14.5 new inches were accumulated over the weekend.
Reports of snow have significantly increased since 1846 but that is not to said it is snowing more, it might just be people's fascination with touching the fluffy white stuff. Washington is a great place to live. "There are very cold temps across the Nullarbor and then we have snow as well, so for a meteorologist, you're getting everything here in the west. Daily Forecast Past Snowfall. This shattered the "cold maximum temperature" record of 50 degrees set in 1959. The chance of a wet day peaks at 57% on November 17.. "We have certainly got our computer models that will tell us when snow is likely," he said. While snowfall is usually limited to the 1098-metre peak of Bluff Knoll — the highest peak in the southern WA — it has fallen as far north as Geraldton (in June 1956) and as far east as Southern Cross (1896, 1897).Reports of snow falling in the Perth hills suburbs have even been recorded. All Rights Reserved. "I've heard people say, locals who've lived here their whole lives, that it's snowing more than it used to, but also I think the forecasts are better and people are getting up there more often and documenting it. It was great. "We have the incredible high temperatures up in the north through the Pilbara and Gascoyne, in the summer months we have tropical cyclones and then we have the winter storms with tornados. "The more observational data you can get, the bigger the database you have to study from so that will help. It was the first measurable snowfall recorded on … Yes it does rain, but not as bad as everyone makes it seem. I want snow in the winter and hot summers! The National Weather Service tweeted that Spokane recorded 1.9 inches of snow on Saturday, a new daily and monthly record. There are records of snow falling in the west dating back to 1846 and the WA Snow File estimates there are 1.7 snow events per year. "Mr Bennett said WA does not see the sorts of falls that occur in the alps regions of NSW and Victoria simply because WA does not have the elevation. No elevation = no heavy snow . "The exciting part of snow is that we have all the extremes of weather here in the west," he said. Most of Washington's major cities are on the west side, including Tacoma, Olympia and Seattle. It was the first measurable snowfall recorded on Sept. 28 since record-keeping began.The previous monthly snowfall total for Spokane in September was 14 inches in 1926.On Sunday morning, 1.3 more inches of snow fell at the Spokane International Airport. The chart s below show s past snowfall recorded this year near Olympia, WA for the last few years. "That's a concern in terms of visitor safety within the national parks. "According to the records, as far back as the records go, this is the earliest snowfall ever, since they’ve been keeping records in the 1880s.