According to preliminary data received by NOAA's National Weather Service in Pendleton Oregon, temperatures at Pendleton airport averaged slightly warmer than normal during the month of January.

       The average temperature was 35.8 degrees which was 0.5 degrees above normal. High Temperatures averaged 46.2 degrees, which was 4.4 degrees above normal. The highest was 69 degrees on the 4th. Low temperatures averaged 25.4 degrees, which was 3.4 degrees below normal. The lowest was 11 degrees, on the 12th.

       There were 27 days with the low temperature below 32 degrees. There was 1 day when the high temperature stayed below 32 degrees.

       Precipitation totaled 1.54 inches during January, which was 0.11 inches above normal. Measurable precipitation -at least .01 inch- was received on 11 days with the heaviest, 0.54 inches reported on the 19th.

       Since October, the water year precipitation at Pendleton airport has been 3.62 inches, which is 1.81 inches below normal.

       Snowfall totaled 2.7 inches with at least 1 inch of snow reported on 2 days. The heaviest snowfall was 1.3 inches reported on the 18th. The greatest depth of snow on the ground was 1 inch on the 17th.

       The highest wind gust was 53 mph which occurred on the 30th. There were 2 days when the wind exceeded 50 mph.

       The outlook for February from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center calls for near normal temperatures and near normal precipitation. Normal highs for Pendleton airport during February are 46.8 degrees and normal lows are 30.4 degrees. The 30 year normal precipitation is 1.11 inches.

       The National Weather Service is an office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department.

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NOAA National Weather Service in Pendleton, Oregon: http://weather.gov/pendleton