Editing Goldendale, Washington (section)

==Climate==
Goldendale has a [[continental Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dsb''). The rain shadow of the Cascades creates distinct and visible difference between the arid and dry areas south of the community, and the more lush treed areas to the north. This produces a landscape of open bunch-grass prairies dotted with sagebrush and rabbit brush containing the occasional juniper tree, while the more sheltered areas consist of ponderosa pine and oak savannahs.

Overcast days are rare, occurring mostly in late fall and throughout winter. Summer temperatures can reach well over {{convert|100|F|C|1|disp=or}}, while winter, when most of the annual precipitation of around {{convert|17|in|mm|-1|disp=or}} occurs, can see temperatures below {{convert|0|F|C|1|disp=or}}, particularly in January. Summer thunderstorms occur intermittently, particularly in July and August, but due to high cloud bases, rain seldom reaches the ground in any appreciable amount. Lightning-caused range and forest fires are a common occurrence during this time of year. Spring flowers and green meadows and prairies make Goldendale a particularly beautiful site. Spring and summer can be very blustery since the Chinook winds off the Pacific Ocean are funneled through the Columbia Gorge. Fall tends to be almost windless, and the autumnal oak leaves add a lovely touch of golden rust red to Observatory Hill on the north side of town.

{{Weather box
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| single line = yes
| location    = Goldendale, Washington (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1895–2022)
| Jan record high F = 66
| Feb record high F = 72
| Mar record high F = 80
| Apr record high F = 91
| May record high F = 102
| Jun record high F = 113
| Jul record high F = 110
| Aug record high F = 108
| Sep record high F = 103
| Oct record high F = 89
| Nov record high F = 71
| Dec record high F = 64
| year record high F = 113

|Jan avg record high F = 54.4
|Feb avg record high F = 56.8
|Mar avg record high F = 66.2
|Apr avg record high F = 75.8
|May avg record high F = 87.2
|Jun avg record high F = 93.5
|Jul avg record high F = 101.3
|Aug avg record high F = 100.8
|Sep avg record high F = 93.7
|Oct avg record high F = 79.4
|Nov avg record high F = 62.9
|Dec avg record high F = 52.7
|year avg record high F = 103.0

| Jan high F = 37.9
| Feb high F = 44.0
| Mar high F = 51.8
| Apr high F = 59.2
| May high F = 68.7
| Jun high F = 75.6
| Jul high F = 86.1
| Aug high F = 86.1
| Sep high F = 77.3
| Oct high F = 62.2
| Nov high F = 46.8
| Dec high F = 36.9
| year high F = 61.0
| Jan mean F = 30.9
| Feb mean F = 34.5
| Mar mean F = 40.5
| Apr mean F = 45.9
| May mean F = 54.0
| Jun mean F = 60.1
| Jul mean F = 67.9
| Aug mean F = 67.6
| Sep mean F = 59.5
| Oct mean F = 47.9
| Nov mean F = 37.3
| Dec mean F = 30.4
| year mean F = 48.0
| Jan low F = 23.9
| Feb low F = 25.1
| Mar low F = 29.1
| Apr low F = 32.7
| May low F = 39.3
| Jun low F = 44.6
| Jul low F = 49.7
| Aug low F = 49.2
| Sep low F = 41.6
| Oct low F = 33.6
| Nov low F = 27.8
| Dec low F = 23.8
| year low F = 35.0

|Jan avg record low F = 9.0
|Feb avg record low F = 12.6
|Mar avg record low F = 19.0
|Apr avg record low F = 23.3
|May avg record low F = 28.2
|Jun avg record low F = 34.5
|Jul avg record low F = 39.7
|Aug avg record low F = 39.3
|Sep avg record low F = 31.5
|Oct avg record low F = 21.2
|Nov avg record low F = 14.4
|Dec avg record low F = 10.1
|year avg record low F = 1.2

| Jan record low F = -26
| Feb record low F = -17
| Mar record low F = -4
| Apr record low F = 16
| May record low F = 20
| Jun record low F = 20
| Jul record low F = 31
| Aug record low F = 28
| Sep record low F = 19
| Oct record low F = 6
| Nov record low F = -12
| Dec record low F = -18
| year record low F = -26
| precipitation colour   = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.75
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.78
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.61
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.09
| May precipitation inch = 1.04
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.55
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.12
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.15
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.44
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.36
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.43
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.18
| year precipitation inch = 16.50
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days  = 14.1
| Feb precipitation days  = 11.3
| Mar precipitation days  = 11.1
| Apr precipitation days  = 8.5
| May precipitation days  = 8.0
| Jun precipitation days  = 3.7
| Jul precipitation days  = 1.3
| Aug precipitation days  = 1.8
| Sep precipitation days  = 3.5
| Oct precipitation days  = 9.7
| Nov precipitation days  = 13.4
| Dec precipitation days  = 14.7
| year precipitation days = 101.1
| Jan snow inch = 10.2
| Feb snow inch = 3.5
| Mar snow inch = 0.6
| Apr snow inch = 0.0
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.0
| Nov snow inch = 2.7
| Dec snow inch = 9.6
| year snow inch = 26.6
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days  = 5.0
| Feb snow days  = 3.6
| Mar snow days  = 0.8
| Apr snow days  = 0.1
| May snow days  = 0.0
| Jun snow days  = 0.0
| Jul snow days  = 0.0
| Aug snow days  = 0.0
| Sep snow days  = 0.0
| Oct snow days  = 0.0
| Nov snow days  = 1.3
| Dec snow days  = 5.7
| year snow days = 16.5
| source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=pdt
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = April 19, 2024}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00453222&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = April 19, 2024}}</ref>
}}