Editing Omak, Washington (section)

===Climate===
[[File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - Omak Area, WA(ThreadEx).svg|thumb|right|Climate chart for Omak]]
The city experiences a [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''[[Cold semi-arid climate|BSk]]''), with little precipitation, hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures in Omak range from a {{convert|23.3|F}} minimum in January to a {{convert|89.4|F}} maximum in July. The lowest temperature recorded was {{convert|-26|F}} on February 1, 1950, and the highest was {{convert|117|F}} on June 27, 2021. The annual daily mean temperature is {{convert|49.9|F}}. Average monthly precipitation ranges from {{convert|0.49|inch}} in August to {{convert|1.66|inch}} in December.<ref name = WRCC >
{{cite web|url =http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa6123|title=Omak 2 NW, Washington (456123) – Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center|access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name="twc">{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USWA0320 |title=Average Weather for Omak, Washington |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] |access-date=November 15, 2011}}</ref> Despite Omak's geographical location further north and very close to the Canadian border, the city of Wenatchee, further to the south has almost the same average annual temperature.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/compare/USWA0487?sfld1=Wenatchee,%20WA&sfld2=Omak,%20WA&clocid1=USWA0487&clocid2= |title=Compare Averages and Records – Wenatchee, Washington to Omak, Washington |publisher=The Weather Channel |access-date=March 11, 2013 |archive-date=July 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703135204/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/compare/USWA0487?sfld1=Wenatchee,%20WA&sfld2=Omak,%20WA&clocid1=USWA0487&clocid2= |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as several other southern communities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/compare/USWA0487?sfld1=Yakima,%20WA&sfld2=Omak,%20WA&clocid1=&clocid2=USWA0320 |title=Compare Averages and Records – Yakima, Washington to Omak, Washington |publisher=The Weather Channel |access-date=April 20, 2013 |archive-date=April 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426234042/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/compare/USWA0487?sfld1=Yakima,%20WA&sfld2=Omak,%20WA&clocid1=&clocid2=USWA0320 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/compare/USWA0487?sfld1=Kennewick,%20WA&sfld2=Omak,%20WA&clocid1=&clocid2=USWA0320 |title=Compare Averages and Records – Kennewick, Washington to Omak, Washington |publisher=The Weather Channel |access-date=April 20, 2013 |archive-date=April 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426233233/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/compare/USWA0487?sfld1=Kennewick,%20WA&sfld2=Omak,%20WA&clocid1=&clocid2=USWA0320 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Omak experiences four distinct seasons.<ref name="airport" /> Summers are hot and relatively dry, with a daily average of {{convert|72.2|F}} in July, while winter is the wettest season of the year, with {{convert|22.3|inch}} of snowfall between November and February. Spring and autumn are mild seasons with little precipitation.<ref name="WRCC" /><ref name="twc" /> The city is located in [[plant hardiness zone]] 6a, according to the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] (USDA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/10/washington_map_lg.gif |type=Map |title=Plant Hardiness Zone |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=October 1, 2004 |access-date=March 10, 2013}}</ref> In July 2012, a severe thunderstorm occurred in Omak, producing heavy rainfall, gusty winds and hail, and forced the temporary closure of [[U.S. Route 97 in Washington|U.S. Route 97]] and requiring repairs to public streets.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michelle |last=McNiel |url=http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jul/23/omak-still-cleaning-up-from-last-fridays/ |title=Omak still cleaning up from last Friday's thunderstorm |work=The Wenatchee World |date=July 23, 2012 |access-date=March 11, 2013}}</ref> Omak was affected by the [[1872 North Cascades earthquake]]{{mdash}}the state's largest historical earthquake{{mdash}}which occurred on December 14, 1872.<ref>{{cite web |first1=Timothy |last1=Walsh |first2=Wendy |last2=Gerstel |first3=Patrick |last3=Pringle |first4=Stephen |last4=Palmer |url=http://www.dnr.wa.gov/researchscience/topics/geologichazardsmapping/pages/earthquakes.aspx |title=Earthquakes in Washington |publisher=[[Washington Department of Natural Resources]] |access-date=March 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403085423/http://www.dnr.wa.gov/ResearchScience/Topics/GeologicHazardsMapping/Pages/earthquakes.aspx |archive-date=April 3, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/washington/history.php |title=Washington – Earthquake History |publisher=United States Geological Survey |date=November 1, 2012 |access-date=March 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327002837/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/washington/history.php |archive-date=March 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The epicenter was at Omak Lake.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Dieter |last=Weichert |url=http://bssa.geoscienceworld.org/content/84/2/444.abstract |title=Omak rock and the 1872 Pacific Northwest earthquake |journal=Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America |publisher=GeoWorldJournal |date=April 1, 1994 |access-date=March 11, 2013}}</ref> The earthquake had a magnitude of between 6.5 and 7.0 and was followed by an aftershock.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/histor/15-19th-eme/1872-eng.php |title=The 1872 Magnitude 7.4 Washington State USA earthquake |publisher=[[Natural Resources Canada]] |date=March 17, 2011 |access-date=March 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202165743/http://www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/histor/15-19th-eme/1872-eng.php |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Bakun|first=W.H.|author2=Haugerud, R.A. |author3=Hopper, M.G. |author4= Ludwin, R.S. |year=2002|title=The December 1872 Washington State Earthquake|journal=Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America|publisher=[[Pacific Northwest Seismic Network]]|volume=92|issue=8|pages=3239–3258|doi=10.1785/0120010274|bibcode=2002BuSSA..92.3239B|url=https://zenodo.org/record/1235776}}</ref> Another earthquake with minor shaking affected the city in November 2011.<ref>{{cite news |first=K.C. |last=Mehaffey |url=http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/nov/18/omak-quake-felt-throughout-ncw-state/ |title=Omak quake felt throughout NCW, state |work=The Wenatchee World |date=November 18, 2011 |access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/small-earthquake-hits-b-c-s-okanagan-1.1034441 |title=Small earthquake hits B.C.'s Okanagan |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=November 18, 2011 |access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Omak, Washington, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1909–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high F = 62
|Feb record high F = 63
|Mar record high F = 79
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 117
|Jul record high F = 114
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 77
|Dec record high F = 74
|Jan avg record high F = 45.6
|Feb avg record high F = 51.9
|Mar avg record high F = 66.0
|Apr avg record high F = 77.3
|May avg record high F = 88.0
|Jun avg record high F = 95.2
|Jul avg record high F = 101.7
|Aug avg record high F = 101.4
|Sep avg record high F = 92.5
|Oct avg record high F = 76.4
|Nov avg record high F = 58.3
|Dec avg record high F = 46.2
|year avg record high F = 103.3
|Jan high F = 32.8
|Feb high F = 39.8
|Mar high F = 52.5
|Apr high F = 62.8
|May high F = 72.4
|Jun high F = 79.1
|Jul high F = 89.4
|Aug high F = 88.8
|Sep high F = 78.2
|Oct high F = 60.7
|Nov high F = 43.0
|Dec high F = 32.5
|year high F = 61.0
|Jan mean F = 28.0
|Feb mean F = 32.5
|Mar mean F = 41.8
|Apr mean F = 49.8
|May mean F = 58.8
|Jun mean F = 65.1
|Jul mean F = 73.7
|Aug mean F = 72.8
|Sep mean F = 63.3
|Oct mean F = 49.1
|Nov mean F = 35.9
|Dec mean F = 27.9
|year mean F = 49.9
|Jan low F = 23.3
|Feb low F = 25.2
|Mar low F = 31.1
|Apr low F = 36.8
|May low F = 45.1
|Jun low F = 51.1
|Jul low F = 58.1
|Aug low F = 56.8
|Sep low F = 48.4
|Oct low F = 37.5
|Nov low F = 28.9
|Dec low F = 23.3
|year low F = 38.8
|Jan avg record low F = 4.2
|Feb avg record low F = 10.2
|Mar avg record low F = 18.8
|Apr avg record low F = 24.6
|May avg record low F = 30.5
|Jun avg record low F = 38.8
|Jul avg record low F = 45.1
|Aug avg record low F = 44.9
|Sep avg record low F = 33.5
|Oct avg record low F = 22.3
|Nov avg record low F = 12.7
|Dec avg record low F = 6.1
|year avg record low F = -0.6
|Jan record low F = -22
|Feb record low F = -26
|Mar record low F = -7
|Apr record low F = 15
|May record low F = 19
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 35
|Aug record low F = 31
|Sep record low F = 20
|Oct record low F = 5
|Nov record low F = -6
|Dec record low F = -21
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.33
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.91
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.06
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.83
|May precipitation inch = 1.19
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.98
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.52
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.27
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.40
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.92
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.24
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.95
|year precipitation inch = 11.60
|Jan snow inch = 8.0
|Feb snow inch = 4.7
|Mar snow inch = 0.8
|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 = 3.0
|Dec snow inch = 8.5
|year snow inch = 25.0
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.0
|Feb precipitation days = 8.0
|Mar precipitation days = 7.6
|Apr precipitation days = 5.8
|May precipitation days = 7.6
|Jun precipitation days = 6.7
|Jul precipitation days = 3.1
|Aug precipitation days = 2.3
|Sep precipitation days = 3.8
|Oct precipitation days = 6.0
|Nov precipitation days = 9.1
|Dec precipitation days = 11.5
|year precipitation days = 81.5
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.1
|Feb snow days = 2.3
|Mar snow days = 0.5
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|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 = 1.4
|Dec snow days = 3.9
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00094197&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access
|accessdate = September 22, 2022
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230913095738/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00094197&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|archive-date = 2023-09-13}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service (average snowfall/snow days 1909-1997) <ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=otx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data
|accessdate = September 22, 2022}}
</ref>
}}