Editing Spokane, Washington (section)

==Geography==

===Topography===
[[File:Spokane at night 20071003.jpg|thumb|upright=2|alt=The Spokane skyline at night from the southwest in Palisades Park|Spokane at night from the west, with [[Krell Hill]] silhouetted by radio antennas]]

Spokane is located on the [[Spokane River]] in [[eastern Washington]] at an elevation of {{convert|1843|ft|m}} above sea level,<ref>{{cite web |title=NWS Spokane, WA |publisher=National Weather Service |url=http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Spokane&state=WA&site=OTX&textField1=47.6589&textField2=-117.425&e=1| access-date = December 7, 2014}}</ref> about {{convert|18|mi|km}} from [[Idaho]], {{convert|92|mi|km}} south of the [[Metaline Falls-Nelway Border Crossing|Canadian border]], {{convert|229|mi|km}} due east of Seattle, and {{convert|279|mi|km}} southwest of [[Calgary]].<ref>{{cite web |title=How Far is it Between |publisher=Free Map Tools |url=https://www.freemaptools.com/how-far-is-it-between.htm| access-date = March 31, 2018}}</ref> The lowest elevation in the city of Spokane is the northernmost point of the Spokane River within city limits (in [[Riverside State Park]]) at {{convert|1608|ft|m}}; the highest elevation is on the northeast side, near the community of [[Hillyard, Spokane, Washington|Hillyard]] (though closer to Beacon Hill and the North Hill Reservoir) at {{convert|2591|ft|m}}.<ref>{{cite map |publisher=2004 DeLorme |title=Delorme Topo USA 5.0 West Region (CD-ROM) |edition=5.0}}</ref> Spokane is part of the [[Inland Northwest (United States)|Inland Northwest]] region, consisting of eastern Washington, [[Idaho Panhandle|north Idaho]], northwestern [[Montana]], and northeastern [[Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Inland Empire |publisher=Merriam-Webster, Incorporated |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland%20empire| access-date = December 7, 2014}}</ref> The city has a total area of {{convert|60.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|59.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.77|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Upper Spokane Falls 20080524.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|alt=The Spokane River rushes past Canada island in Riverfront Park|The Upper [[Spokane Falls]] of the Spokane River flowing by Canada island]]

Spokane lies mostly within the [[Spokane Valley]] Outwash Plains at the periphery of the [[North Central Rockies forests]] ecoregion and partly within the eastern edge of the basaltic [[Channeled Scablands]] steppe of the [[Columbia Plateau (ecoregion)|Columbia Plateau]] ecoregion, a plain that eventually rises sharply to the east towards the rugged, timbered [[Selkirk Mountains]].<ref name="NWS">{{cite web |title=Station Information Data Sheet – Spokane, Washington |publisher=National Weather Service |date=April 2008 |url=http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/otx/spokane.php| access-date = December 7, 2014}}</ref><ref name=ecoregion/> The foothills of the [[Rocky Mountains|Rockies]]—the [[Coeur d'Alene Mountains]]—rise about {{convert|25|mi}} to the east in north Idaho. The city is in a transition area between the barren landscape of the [[Columbia River Drainage Basin|Columbia Basin]] and the coniferous forests to the east; to the south are the lush [[prairie]]s and rolling hills of the [[Palouse]].<ref name="ecoregion">{{cite web|title=Ecoregions of the Pacific Northwest|url=https://gaftp.epa.gov/EPADataCommons/ORD/Ecoregions/reg10/pnw_map.pdf|publisher=[[U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]]| access-date = July 9, 2023}}</ref> The highest peak in Spokane County is [[Mount Spokane]], at an elevation of {{convert|5883|ft|m}}, on the eastern side of the Selkirk Mountains.<ref>{{cite web |title=Feature Detail Report for: Mount Spokane |publisher=United States Geological Survey |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:34351196088528::NO::P3_FID:1512684| access-date = December 7, 2014}}</ref> The Spokane River is the area's most prominent water feature, a {{convert|111|mi|km|adj=on}} tributary of the [[Columbia River]], originating from [[Lake Coeur d'Alene]] in northern Idaho.<ref name="Soltero">Soltero et al. (1992), p. 460</ref> The river flows west across the Washington state line through downtown Spokane, meeting [[Latah Creek]], then turns to the northwest, where it is joined by the [[Little Spokane River]] on its way to the Columbia River, north of [[Davenport, Washington|Davenport]].<ref name="Soltero" /> The Channeled Scablands and many of the area's numerous large lakes, such as Lake Coeur d'Alene and [[Lake Pend Oreille]], were formed by the [[Missoula Floods]] after the ice-dammed [[Glacial Lake Missoula]] ruptured at the end of the last ice age.<ref>{{Cite report |last=Breckenridge |first=Roy M. |date=May 1993 |title=Glacial Lake Missoula and the Spokane Floods |url=http://www.idahogeology.org/PDF/GeoNotes_(G)/geonote_26.pdf |publisher=Idaho Geological Survey |series=GeoNotes |volume=26| access-date= July 7, 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120426010742/http://www.idahogeology.org/PDF/GeoNotes_(G)/geonote_26.pdf| archive-date= April 26, 2012| url-status= dead}}</ref> The [[Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge]] south of Cheney is the closest natural reserve, the closest National Forest is the [[Colville National Forest]], the closest [[National Recreation Area]] is the [[Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area]] and the closest national park is [[Mount Rainier National Park]], approximately a four-and-a-half hour drive from Spokane.

=== Cityscape ===
{{wide image|SpokaneDTPanorama.jpg|1300px|Panorama of Downtown Spokane looking north from the Deaconess Medical Center parking garage.}}
{{wide image|SpokaneCliffDrive Dec 2015.jpg|1300px|Panorama of Downtown Spokane looking north from Cliff Drive.}}

==== Neighborhoods ====
{{Main|Neighborhoods in Spokane, Washington}}
[[File:MonroeStreetCorridorSpokane.jpg|thumb|alt=Monroe Street corridor and surrounding Emerson-Garfield neighborhood|Monroe Street corridor and surrounding [[Emerson/Garfield, Spokane|Emerson/Garfield]] neighborhood]]

Spokane's neighborhoods range from the [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]]-style South Hill and Browne's Addition, to the Davenport District of Downtown, to the more contemporary neighborhoods of north Spokane. Spokane's neighborhoods are gaining attention for their history, as illustrated by the city being home to 18 recognized [[National Register of Historic Places|National Register Historical Districts]].<ref name="CC" /><ref>{{cite web |date=September 13, 2012 |title=Thousands of Preservationists Will Gather in Spokane, Washington to Discuss the Power of Preservation to Create Jobs, Enrich Communities and Drive Social Change |url=http://www.preservationnation.org/who-we-are/press-center/press-releases/2012/thousands-of-preservationists.html#.U1yN4KIqfFw |access-date=December 7, 2014 |publisher=National Trust for Historic Preservation}}</ref><ref>{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

Some of Spokane's best-known neighborhoods are [[Neighborhoods in Spokane, Washington#Riverside|Riverside]], [[Neighborhoods in Spokane, Washington#Browne.27s Addition|Browne's Addition]], and [[Hillyard, Spokane|Hillyard]]. The Riverside neighborhood consists primarily of downtown Spokane and is the central business district of Spokane. The neighborhoods south of downtown Spokane are collectively known as the South Hill. Downtown Spokane contains many of the city's public facilities, including City Hall, Riverfront Park (site of Expo '74), and the Spokane Convention Center, First Interstate Center for the Arts and Spokane Arena. The Spokane County Courthouse and public safety campus is adjacent to downtown in the historic [[Neighborhoods in Spokane, Washington#West Central|West Central]] neighborhood. To the east of downtown is [[Neighborhoods in Spokane, Washington#East Central|East Central]] and the adjacent [[University District (Spokane, Washington)|University District]] and budding "International District". To the west of downtown is one of Spokane's oldest and densest neighborhoods, Browne's Addition.

A National Historic District west of Downtown, Browne's Addition was Spokane's first prestigious address, notable for its array of old mansions built by Spokane's early elite in the [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]] and early [[American Craftsman]] styles.<ref name="BA">Stratton (2005), pp. 168–169</ref> The area houses the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. In northeast Spokane, the Hillyard neighborhood began in 1892 as the chosen site for James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway yard, placed outside Spokane city limits to avoid "burdensome taxes".<ref name="Hillyard" /> The downtown Hillyard Business District, located on Market Street, was the first Spokane neighborhood listed in the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="Hillyard" /> Many of the former town's houses were built to house railroad workers, mainly immigrant laborers working in the local yard, who gave Hillyard an independent, blue-collar character.<ref name="Hillyard" /> Hillyard has become a home for much of Spokane's growing [[Russians|Russian]], [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]], and [[Southeast Asia]]n communities.<ref name="Hillyard" /><ref name="TheTimes" /><ref name="TheSpokesman" />

==== Architecture ====
{{Main|Architecture of Spokane, Washington}}

===== Commercial and public buildings =====
[[File:Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes - Spokane.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=The Romanesque Revival-style Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Downtown Spokane|The Romanesque Revival-style [[Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes (Spokane, Washington)|Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes]]]]

Spokane neighborhoods contain a patchwork of architectural styles that give them a distinct identity and illustrate the changes throughout the city's history.<ref name=SpokaneStyle>{{cite news |last1=Iannelli |first1=E.J. |last2=Kwak |first2=Young |title=Spokane Style |url=http://www.inlander.com/spokane/spokane-style/Content?oid=2518516 |access-date=November 6, 2016 |publisher=INLANDER}}</ref> Most of Spokane's notable buildings and landmarks are in the Riverside neighborhood and the downtown commercial district, where many of the buildings were rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1889 in the [[Romanesque Revival]] style.<ref name="GreatSpokaneFire" /> Examples include the Great Northern clock tower, Review Building, [[Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes (Spokane, Washington)|Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes]], [[First Congregational Church of Spokane|First Congregational Church]], Washington Water Power [[Post Street Electric Substation|Post Street substation]], Peyton Building, and The Carlyle.<ref name="Emporis">{{cite web |title=Spokane |url=http://www.emporis.com/city/spokane-wa-usa |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006074918/http://www.emporis.com/city/spokane-wa-usa |archive-date=October 6, 2013 |access-date=November 3, 2014 |publisher=Emporis}}</ref>

The principal architect of many buildings of this period was [[Kirtland Cutter|Kirtland Kelsey Cutter]].<ref name="Thumbnail" /> Self-taught, he came to Spokane in 1886, and began by designing "Chalet Hohenstein" for himself and other residences for his family, while also working as a bank teller.<ref>{{cite web |last=Arksey |first=Laura |date=March 23, 2009 |title=Cutter, Kirtland Kelsey (1860–1939), Architect |url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=115 |access-date=November 2, 2014 |work=Essay 115 |publisher=HistoryLink}}</ref> Other structures designed by Cutter include the Spokane Club, Washington Water Power Substation, [[Monroe Street Bridge (Spokane River)|Monroe Street Bridge]] (featured in the city seal), the [[Central Steam Heat Plant|Steam Plant]], and the [[Davenport Hotel (Spokane)|Davenport Hotel]]. Built in renaissance and Spanish Revival style, the Davenport Hotel cost two million dollars to complete and included new technologies at the time of its opening in September 1914, such as chilled water, elevators, and air cooling.<ref name="Davenport" />

In the second half of the 20th century, Spokane again became noticed for its architecture, this time by a new generation of architects in the [[Mid-century modern|modernist]] movement, which flourished in the city. During this period which lasted from 1948 to the mid-1970s, prolific architects in the city gave Spokane a great breadth of mid-century architecture.<ref>{{cite web| last = Rogers| first = Adrian| title = New exhibit explores midcentury architecture in Spokane| newspaper = The Spokesman-Review| date = March 3, 2013| url = https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/mar/03/modernism-at-the-mac/| access-date = August 1, 2022}}</ref> The modernists in Spokane gave the city a new look and were instrumental in the developments, design, and legacy of the [[Expo '74]] World's Fair in what is now [[Riverfront Park (Spokane, Washington)|Riverfront Park]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Spokane Mid-20th Century Architectural Survey Report| publisher = Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation| work = Painter Preservation, helveticka, Spokane Historic Preservation Office, City of Spokane-Spokane Historic Landmarks Commission| date = August 2017| url = http://midcenturyspokane.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM_Survey_082417.pdf| access-date = January 15, 2022}}</ref>

During this time, one of the city's foremost and influential architects was Warren C. Heylman.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schmeltzer |first=Mike |date=September 24, 2017 |title=Spokane a city of Modernist architectural gems |url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/sep/24/spokane-a-city-of-modernist-architectural-gems/ |access-date=September 24, 2017 |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review}}</ref> Heylman's career was most productive during the 1960s and 1970s where his main body of work was done in the modernist style, designing numerous residential houses, apartment buildings, and architectural embellishments.<ref name="Heylman">{{cite news |last=Deshais |first=Nicholas |date=July 10, 2016 |title=Warren Heylman's architectural vision 'all over' Spokane |url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jul/10/warren-heylman-spokane-architecture/ |access-date=November 6, 2016 |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review}}</ref> Some of his most noteworthy works in Spokane include [[The Parkade]], Spokane International Airport, Spokane Regional Health Building, and the Burlington Northern Latah Creek Bridge over Hangman Valley.<ref name="Heylman" />

[[File:The Davenport Hotel (Spokane, Washington).jpg|thumb|left|alt=Kirtland Cutter's Renaissance Revival-style Davenport Hotel, widely considered his [[magnus opus]]|The Renaissance Revival-style Davenport Hotel designed by Kirtland Cutter]]

Other well-represented architectural styles downtown include [[art deco architecture|Art Deco]] (Spokane City Hall, [[August Paulsen|Paulsen Center]], [[Fox Theater (Spokane, Washington)|Fox Theater]], [[John R. Rogers High School]], City Ramp Garage), [[Renaissance Revival]] (Steam Plant Square, [[United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Custom House (Spokane, Washington)|Thomas S. Foley Courthouse]], [[Spokane Club Building-Legion Building|Legion Building]], [[San Marco (Spokane, Washington)|San Marco]]), [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] (Masonic Center, [[Hutton Building]], [[Bing Crosby Theater]]), [[Chicago school (architecture)|Chicago School]] ([[Old National Bank Building|U.S. Bank Building]], Liberty Building, [[Spokane City Hall Building|Old City Hall]]) and [[modernism (architecture)|Modernist]] ([[Parkade Plaza|The Parkade]], [[Ridpath Hotel]], Bank of America Financial Center).<ref name="Emporis" /> The [[List of tallest buildings in Spokane|tallest building in the city]], at {{convert|288|ft|m}}, is the Bank of America Financial Center.<ref name="Emporis" /> Also of note is the Spokane County Courthouse in West Central (the building on the seal of Spokane County), the [[Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Spokane, Washington)|Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist]] in Rockwood, the [[Benewah Milk Bottle]]s in Riverside and Garland, Mount Saint Michael in Hillyard, and the [[Cambern Dutch Shop Windmill]] in South Perry.

===== Residential =====
[[File:Patsy_Clark_House_(Spokane,_WA)_(2877645119).jpg|thumb|right|alt=The Patsy Clark Mansion in Browne's Addition|[[Patsy Clark Mansion]] in Browne's Addition]]
As an early affluent Spokane neighborhood, the Browne's Addition neighborhood and residences contain the largest variety of residential architecture in the city.<ref name="BA" /> These residences are lavish and personalized, featuring many architectural styles that were popular and trendy in the Pacific Northwest from the late 19th century to 1930, such as the Victorian and Queen Anne styles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historic Districts of Spokane: Browne's Addition Historic District |url=http://properties.historicspokane.org/district/?DistrictID=18 |access-date=November 3, 2014 |publisher=City – County of Spokane Historic Preservation Office}}</ref> In high demand following his firms' design of the [[Idaho Building (Chicago World's Fair)|Idaho Building]] at the [[World's Columbian Exposition|Chicago World's Fair]] in 1893, Cutter found work constructing many mansions for mining and railroad tycoons such as [[Patsy Clark Mansion|Patrick "Patsy" Clark]] and Daniel C. Corbin and son Austin.<ref>Stratton (2005), pp. 167–173</ref>

The older neighborhoods of the early 20th century, such as West Central, East Central, [[Logan, Spokane|Logan]], Hillyard, and much of the lower South Hill, feature a large concentration of American Craftsman style [[bungalow]]s. In Hillyard, the most architecturally intact neighborhood in Spokane, 85 percent of these buildings are historic.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 20, 2001 |title=Historic Hillyard |url=http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.asp?date=092001&ID=s1026394 |access-date=November 2, 2014 |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review}}</ref> As the city expanded mainly to the north in the middle of the 20th century, the bungalows in the "minimal traditional" style commonplace from the 1930s to the 1950s tend to predominate in the Northwest, North Hill, and [[Bemiss, Spokane|Bemiss]] neighborhoods. This architectural style occupies the neighborhoods where the integrity of Spokane's street grid pattern is largely intact (especially the areas north of downtown and south of Francis Ave.), and the houses have backyard [[alley]]s for carports, deliveries, and refuse collection. Contemporary suburbs and architecture are prevalent at the north and south edges of Spokane as well as in the new Kendall Yards neighborhood north of downtown.<ref>{{cite news |last=McLean |first=Mike |date=January 14, 2010 |title=Greenstone to jump-start urban project |url=http://www.spokanejournal.com/local-news/greenstone-to-jump-start-urban-project |access-date=November 24, 2014 |publisher=Spokane Journal of Business}}</ref>

==== Parks and recreation ====
[[File:Manito, Spokane, WA, USA - panoramio (22).jpg|thumb|right|alt=The European Duncan Garden in Manito Park and Botanical Gardens|Duncan Garden at Manito Park]]

In 1907, Spokane's board of park commissioners retained the services of the [[Olmsted Brothers]] to draw up a plan for Spokane's parks.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kershner |first=Jim |date=July 18, 2007 |title=Olmsted Parks in Spokane |url=http://historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=8218 |access-date=December 7, 2014 |work=Essay 8218 |publisher=HistoryLink}}</ref> Much of Spokane's park land was acquired by the city prior to World War I, establishing it early on as a leader among Western cities in the development of a citywide park system.<ref>Schmeltzer (1988), pp. 64–65</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Arksey |first=Laura |date=April 5, 2010 |title=Spokane Board of Park Commissioners begins its duties on June 1, 1907 |url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=9387 |access-date=December 7, 2014 |work=Essay 9387 |publisher=HistoryLink}}</ref> Spokane has a system of over 87 parks totaling {{convert|4100|acre|km2}} and includes six neighborhood aquatic centers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parks |url=http://spokaneparks.org/index.php/Parks/page/77 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127140322/http://spokaneparks.org/index.php/Parks/page/77/ |archive-date=November 27, 2013 |access-date=December 7, 2014 |publisher=City of Spokane Parks & Recreation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Aquatics Facilities |url=http://spokaneparks.org/index.php/Parks/page/328 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127140517/http://spokaneparks.org/index.php/Parks/page/328 |archive-date=November 27, 2013 |access-date=December 7, 2014 |publisher=City of Spokane Parks & Recreation}}</ref> Some of the most notable parks in Spokane's system are [[Riverfront Park (Spokane, Washington)|Riverfront Park]], [[Manito Park and Botanical Gardens]], [[Riverside State Park]], [[Mount Saint Michael|Saint Michael's Mission State Park]], [[John A. Finch Arboretum]], [[High Bridge Park]] and [[Liberty Park (Spokane, Washington)|Liberty Park]].

Riverfront Park, created after Expo '74 and occupying the same site, is {{convert|100|acre|ha}} in downtown Spokane and the site of some of Spokane's largest events.<ref name="Riverfront">{{cite web |last=Kershner |first=Jim |date=May 28, 2014 |title=Expo '74: Spokane World's Fair |url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?displaypage=output.cfm&file_id=10791 |access-date=October 9, 2014 |work=Essay 10791 |publisher=HistoryLink}}</ref> The park has views of the [[Spokane Falls]] and holds a number of civic attractions, including a skyride, a rebuilt [[gondola lift]] that carries visitors across the falls from high above the river gorge.<ref name="Riverfront" /> The park also includes the historic hand-carved [[Riverfront Park Carousel|Riverfront Park Looff carousel]] created in 1909 by [[Charles I. D. Looff]].<ref name="Riverfront" /> Riverfront Park is currently being renovated and modernized (as of October 2016).<ref name="RPreno" /> Manito Park and Botanical Gardens on Spokane's South Hill features the Duncan Gardens, a classical [[European Renaissance]]-style garden and the Nishinomiya Japanese Garden designed by [[Nagao Sakurai]]. Riverside State Park, close to downtown, is a site for outdoor activities such as hiking, mountain biking, and horse riding.<ref>Landers (2003), pp.90–95</ref>

The Spokane area has many trails and [[rail trails]], the most notable of which is the [[Spokane River Centennial Trail]], which features over {{convert|37.5|mi|km}} of paved trails running along the Spokane River from Spokane to the Idaho border.<ref>Mueller (2004), pp. 270–274</ref> This trail continues on towards [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene]] for {{Convert|24|mi|km|0}} as the [[North Idaho Centennial Trail]] and is often used for alternative transportation and recreational use. In the summer, it has long been popular to visit North Idaho's "Lake Country", such as [[Lake Coeur d'Alene]], [[Lake Pend Oreille]], [[Priest Lake]], or one of the other nearby bodies of water and beaches.<ref name="Thumbnail" /><ref>{{cite news |author=Patterson, Caroline |date=June 2006 |title=Idaho's Lake Country |url=http://www.sunset.com/travel/northwest/idahos-lake-country-00400000015398/ |access-date=December 7, 2014 |publisher=Sunset |volume=216 |issue=6}}</ref> In the winter, the public has access to five ski resorts within a couple hours of the city. The closest of these is the [[Mount Spokane|Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Mount Spokane |url=http://www.parks.wa.gov/549/Mount-Spokane |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017225705/http://www.parks.wa.gov/549/Mount-Spokane |archive-date=October 17, 2014 |access-date=October 9, 2014 |publisher=Washington State Parks |df=mdy-all}}</ref> which has trails for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and dog sledding.<ref>{{cite web |last=Arksey |first=Laura |date=August 2, 2006 |title=Mount Spokane State Park |url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=7819 |access-date=December 7, 2014 |work=Essay 7819 |publisher=HistoryLink}}</ref>

Zoological parks in Spokane include [[Cat Tales Zoological Park]], a wildlife sanctuary primarily for big cats and the Blue Zoo an interactive aquarium in the [[NorthTown Mall (Spokane, Washington)|NorthTown Mall]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Cat Tales |url=https://www.cattales.org/about-cat-tales.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425050417/https://www.cattales.org/about-cat-tales.html |archive-date=April 25, 2020 |access-date=June 16, 2020 |website=Cat Tales Wildlife Center}}</ref><ref>[https://spokane.bluezoo.us/?_ga=2.252440650.2111171074.1592280774-2035672830.1592280774 Aquarium | Annual Passes | Events | Parties | Field Trips | Spokane, WA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Flora and fauna===
[[File:Yellow Bellied Marmot (3516840552).jpg|thumb|right|alt=Yellow bellied marmot|Urban-dwelling [[yellow bellied marmot]]s are resident in the city, although the rodents typically inhabit remote, mountainous locations.<ref>{{cite web |author=Gonzaga University|title=The Rise of the Urban Marmot |newspaper=Newswise |date=August 6, 2014 |url=https://www.newswise.com/articles/the-rise-of-the-urban-marmot2| access-date = June 13, 2021}}</ref>]]
The area supports an abundance of wildlife in part because of its varied geology and natural history. The area contains a wide range of vegetation, from densely wooded [[Temperate coniferous forest|coniferous forests]] to rolling grassy hills and meadows.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Rocky Mountains Vegetation |publisher=Landscope |url=http://www.landscope.org/washington/natural_geography/ecoregions/canadian_rockies/vegetation/ |access-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-date=March 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326190012/http://www.landscope.org/washington/natural_geography/ecoregions/canadian_rockies/vegetation/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir are common in the drier and lower elevation areas throughout the region. The [[ponderosa pine]] is the official tree of the City of Spokane, which is where specimens were first collected by botanist [[David Douglas (botanist)|David Douglas]] in 1826.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wasson |first=David |title=Ponderosa pine named Spokane's official city tree |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |date=April 22, 2014 |url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/apr/22/ponderosa-pine-named-spokane-official-city-tree/| access-date = August 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Callaham |first=Robert Z. |title=Pinus ponderosa: A Taxonomic Review With Five Subspecies in the United States |work=RESEARCH PAPER PSW-RP-264 |publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture]] |date=September 2013 |url=http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_rp264/psw_rp264.pdf| access-date = December 7, 2014}}</ref>{{ref|Douglas|[g]}}

The Canadian Rockies ecoregion supports 70 mammals, 16 reptiles and amphibians, 168 birds, and 41 fish species.<ref name=wildlife>{{cite web |title=Canadian Rocky Mountains Wildlife |publisher=Landscope |url=http://www.landscope.org/washington/natural_geography/ecoregions/canadian_rockies/wildlife/ |access-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-date=March 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326194254/http://www.landscope.org/washington/natural_geography/ecoregions/canadian_rockies/wildlife/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> There is a high concentration of raptors in the area, bald eagles are a common sight near Lake Coeur d'Alene in December and January when [[Sockeye salmon#Landlocked populations|kokanee]] spawn.<ref>{{cite web |title=North Region: City of Coeur d'Alene |publisher=Idaho Fish and Game |url=http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/ibt/site.aspx?id=n20 |access-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-date=September 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919140243/http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/ibt/site.aspx?id=n20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The most common fish present in area lakes is the Washington-native [[rainbow trout]], which is the official fish of Washington state.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rainbow trout: Information & Facts |publisher=Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |url=http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/washington/Species/1246/| access-date = August 6, 2016}}</ref> Big game common in eastern Washington include black and grizzly bears, [[caribou]], [[Rocky Mountain elk]], bighorn sheep, and cougar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern – Region 1 |publisher=Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |url=http://wdfw.wa.gov/about/regions/region1/ |access-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-date=August 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809235057/http://wdfw.wa.gov/about/regions/region1/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Whitetail deer, mule deer, and [[moose]] are also found in abundance. The [[gray wolf]] population has been making a recovery in the Inland Northwest. As of June 2016, there are 16 wolf packs in eastern Washington.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wolf Packs in Washington |publisher=Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |date=June 2016 |url=http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/gray_wolf/packs/| access-date = August 20, 2016}}</ref> In August 2016, photo evidence confirmed a solitary wolf in Mount Spokane State Park.<ref>{{cite news |last=Landers |first=Rich |title=Wolf on Mount Spokane? So what else is new? |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |date=August 20, 2016 |url=http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2016/aug/09/wolf-mount-spokane-so-what-else-new/| access-date = August 20, 2016}}</ref>

Although the ecoregion remains ecologically intact, it faces conservation challenges that include the negative effects of certain forestry management and logging practices, higher risks of forest fires due to the alteration of the trees that make up the forest composition, and [[habitat fragmentation]] as a result of urban sprawl and development, which endangers the long-term survival of vulnerable species such as mountain caribou and the [[American goshawk]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Rocky Mountains Human Impact |publisher=Landscope |url=http://www.landscope.org/washington/natural_geography/ecoregions/canadian_rockies/impact/ |access-date=August 6, 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Climate===
[[File:Spokane_Great_Northern_Clocktower_in_haze_(20101776384).jpg|thumb|right|alt=The Great Northern clocktower seen amidst an orange haze from wildfire smoke and Rayleigh scattering|The Great Northern clocktower seen amidst an orange [[haze]] from wildfire smoke and [[Rayleigh scattering]]]]

Spokane has a [[humid continental climate|warm-summer humid continental climate]] (''Dsb'' under the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] classification),<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Peel |first1=M. C. |last2=Finlayson |first2=B. L. |last3=McMahon |first3=T. A. |year=2007 |title=Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification |journal=Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. |volume=11 |issue=5 |pages=1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P |bibcode-access=free |url=http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html |issn=1027-5606| doi-access=free |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816162501/http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html |archive-date= Aug 16, 2019 }} (Direct: [http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf final revised paper]).</ref> a rare climate due to its elevation and significant winter precipitation; Spokane, however, is adjacent to and sometimes even classified as a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]] (''Csb'') because the average temperature for the coldest month is over {{convert|−3|°C|1|order=flip}},<ref name="NCEI Summary of Monthly Normals - 1991-2020 - SPOKANE INTL AP"/> though in the US this threshold is often defined to be {{convert|0|°C|0|order=flip}}.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Kottek, M. |author2=J. Grieser |author3=C. Beck |author4=B. Rudolf |author5=F. Rubel |title=World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated |journal=Meteorol. Z. |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=259–263 |url=http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/pics/kottek_et_al_2006.gif |format=GIF |doi=10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130 |year=2006 |bibcode=2006MetZe..15..259K | access-date=December 7, 2014}}</ref>

The area typically has a warm, arid climate during the summer months, bracketed by short spring and fall seasons. On average, the warmest month is July and the coolest month is December; July averages {{convert|71.0|°F|1}}, while December averages {{convert|29.1|°F|1}}.<ref name="NCEI Summary of Monthly Normals - 1991-2020 - SPOKANE INTL AP"/>{{ref|Averages|[h]}} Daily temperature ranges are large during the summer, often exceeding {{convert|30|F-change}}, and small during the winter, with a range just above {{convert|10|F-change|1}}.<!--NOT HIGH TEMPERATURE--> The record high and low are {{convert|112|°F}}<ref name = "NOWData OTX"/> and {{convert|-30|°F}}, but temperatures of more than {{convert|100|°F}} or less than {{convert|-5|°F}} are rare. Temperatures of {{convert|90|°F}}+ occur an average of 21 days annually, temperatures of {{convert|100|°F}}+ occur an average of only 1 day annually, and those at or below {{convert|0|°F}} average 2.2 days a year.<ref name = "NOWData OTX"/>

[[File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - Spokane Area, WA(ThreadEx).svg|thumb|right|Climate chart for Spokane]]
Spokane's location, between the [[Cascades Range]] to the west and the [[Rocky Mountains]] to the east and north, protects it from weather patterns experienced in other parts of the [[Pacific Northwest]]. The Cascade Mountains form a barrier to the eastward flow of moist and relatively mild air from the [[Pacific Ocean]] in winter and cool air in summer.<ref name="ClimWA">{{cite web |title=Climate of Washington |work=Climates of the States, Climatography of the United States No. 60 |publisher=National Weather Service |url=http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim60/states/Clim_WA_01.pdf| access-date = December 7, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150211224040/http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim60/states/Clim_WA_01.pdf| archive-date = February 11, 2015| url-status = dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> As a result of the [[rain shadow]] effect of the Cascades, the Spokane area has {{convert|16.5|in|mm}} average annual precipitation, less than half of Seattle's {{convert|39.3|in|mm}}.<ref name = "NOWData SEW">{{cite web |url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=sew |title=NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = October 18, 2021}}</ref> Precipitation peaks in December, and summer is the driest time of the year. The Rockies shield Spokane from some of the winter season's coldest air masses traveling southward across Canada.<ref name="ClimWA" /> In the summer season, Spokane, like much of the [[western United States]], has been experiencing drier conditions and more frequent and larger [[wildfire]] events since the late 20th century; the fine particulate matter in the smoke can be carried by the wind and blanket the region in a [[haze]] and impact Spokane's [[Air quality index|air quality]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petersen|first1=Mike|last2=Keesecker|first2=Levi |last3=Li|first3=Wei|display-authors=et al.|title=Chapter 5: Fire and Smoke Impact Study|work=Spokane Climate Project|publisher=Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Research Consortium|date=September 2013 |url=https://www.spokaneclimateproject.org/wildfires| access-date = July 9, 2023}}</ref>

{{Weather box 
|collapsed = Y
|location = [[Spokane International Airport]], 1991–2020 normals,{{efn-lr|Mean maxima and minima (i.e., the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1881–present{{efn-lr|Official records for Spokane kept at Spokane Weather Bureau Office from February 1881 to July 1889, and at Spokane International Airport since August 1889.<ref>{{cite web |title=Threaded Station Extremes |url=http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/ |website=ThreadEx |publisher=NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and the National Weather Service (NWS), the Northeast Regional Climate Center (NRCC)|access-date= October 18, 2021}}</ref>}}
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 62
|Feb record high F = 63
|Mar record high F = 75
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 97
|Jun record high F = 109
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 87
|Nov record high F = 70
|Dec record high F = 60
|Jan avg record high F = 48.2
|Feb avg record high F = 51.1
|Mar avg record high F = 63.0
|Apr avg record high F = 73.9
|May avg record high F = 84.0
|Jun avg record high F = 90.5
|Jul avg record high F = 97.5
|Aug avg record high F = 97.0
|Sep avg record high F = 89.2
|Oct avg record high F = 74.6
|Nov avg record high F = 56.4
|Dec avg record high F = 48.0
|year avg record high F= 99.1
|Jan high F = 34.5
|Feb high F = 39.5
|Mar high F = 48.6
|Apr high F = 56.9
|May high F = 67.1
|Jun high F = 73.7
|Jul high F = 84.4
|Aug high F = 83.8
|Sep high F = 73.6
|Oct high F = 57.7
|Nov high F = 42.3
|Dec high F = 33.8
|year high F = 58.0
|Jan mean F = 29.6
|Feb mean F = 32.9
|Mar mean F = 40.0
|Apr mean F = 47.0
|May mean F = 56.0
|Jun mean F = 62.3
|Jul mean F = 71.0
|Aug mean F = 70.3
|Sep mean F = 61.1
|Oct mean F = 47.9
|Nov mean F = 36.3
|Dec mean F = 29.1
|year mean F = 48.6
|Jan low F = 24.7
|Feb low F = 26.3
|Mar low F = 31.5
|Apr low F = 37.0
|May low F = 44.9
|Jun low F = 50.8
|Jul low F = 57.6
|Aug low F = 56.7
|Sep low F = 48.6
|Oct low F = 38.0
|Nov low F = 30.3
|Dec low F = 24.3
|year low F = 39.2
|Jan avg record low F = 4.4
|Feb avg record low F = 9.8
|Mar avg record low F = 18.5
|Apr avg record low F = 26.4
|May avg record low F = 32.7
|Jun avg record low F = 40.2
|Jul avg record low F = 45.9
|Aug avg record low F = 45.6
|Sep avg record low F = 35.4
|Oct avg record low F = 23.2
|Nov avg record low F = 14.1
|Dec avg record low F = 7.1
|year avg record low F = -3.0
|Jan record low F = −30
|Feb record low F = −24
|Mar record low F = −10
|Apr record low F = 14
|May record low F = 24
|Jun record low F = 33
|Jul record low F = 37
|Aug record low F = 35
|Sep record low F = 22
|Oct record low F = 7
|Nov record low F = −21
|Dec record low F = −25
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.97
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.44
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.83
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.25
|May precipitation inch = 1.55
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.17
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.42
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.47
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.58
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.37
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.06
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.34
|year precipitation inch = 16.45
|Jul snow inch =  0.0
|Aug snow inch =  0.0
|Sep snow inch =  0.1
|Oct snow inch =  0.5
|Nov snow inch =  6.2
|Dec snow inch = 13.8
|Jan snow inch = 12.3
|Feb snow inch =  7.8
|Mar snow inch =  3.9
|Apr snow inch =  0.7
|May snow inch =  0.1
|Jun snow inch =  0.0
|year snow inch = 45.4
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan precipitation days = 14.2
|Feb precipitation days = 10.9
|Mar precipitation days = 11.8
|Apr precipitation days = 10.3
|May precipitation days = 9.7
|Jun precipitation days = 7.8
|Jul precipitation days = 4.0
|Aug precipitation days = 3.2
|Sep precipitation days = 4.7
|Oct precipitation days = 8.9
|Nov precipitation days = 13.4
|Dec precipitation days = 13.8
|year precipitation days = 112.7
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.1
|Oct snow days = 0.3
|Nov snow days = 4.3
|Dec snow days = 9.5
|Jan snow days = 9.5
|Feb snow days = 5.7
|Mar snow days = 4.0
|Apr snow days = 1.0
|May snow days = 0.3
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|year snow days = 34.7

|Jan snow depth inch = 8.1
|Feb snow depth inch = 4.9
|Mar snow depth inch = 2.8
|Apr snow depth inch = 0.2
|May snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 0.1
|Oct snow depth inch = 0.4
|Nov snow depth inch = 2.7
|Dec snow depth inch = 6.4
|year snow depth inch = 11.1

|Jan humidity = 82.5
|Feb humidity = 79.1
|Mar humidity = 70.3
|Apr humidity = 61.0
|May humidity = 58.2
|Jun humidity = 53.9
|Jul humidity = 44.0
|Aug humidity = 45.0
|Sep humidity = 53.9
|Oct humidity = 66.6
|Nov humidity = 82.7
|Dec humidity = 85.5
|year humidity = 65.2
|Jan sun = 78.3
|Feb sun = 118.0
|Mar sun = 199.3
|Apr sun = 242.3
|May sun = 296.7
|Jun sun = 322.8
|Jul sun = 382.4
|Aug sun = 340.4
|Sep sun = 271.2
|Oct sun = 191.0
|Nov sun = 73.8
|Dec sun = 59.1
|year sun = 2575.3
|Jan percentsun = 28
|Feb percentsun = 41
|Mar percentsun = 54
|Apr percentsun = 59
|May percentsun = 63
|Jun percentsun = 68
|Jul percentsun = 79
|Aug percentsun = 77
|Sep percentsun = 72
|Oct percentsun = 57
|Nov percentsun = 26
|Dec percentsun = 22
|year percentsun = 54
|Jan dew point C = -5.6
|Feb dew point C = -3.3
|Mar dew point C = -1.9
|Apr dew point C = -0.2
|May dew point C = 3.2
|Jun dew point C = 6.1
|Jul dew point C = 6.4
|Aug dew point C = 6.2
|Sep dew point C = 4.2
|Oct dew point C = 1.5
|Nov dew point C = -1.1
|Dec dew point C = -4.6
|source 1 = NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990)<ref name = "NOWData OTX">{{cite web |url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=otx 
|title=NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data 
|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] 
|access-date = October 18, 2021}}</ref><ref name="NCEI Summary of Monthly Normals - 1991-2020 - SPOKANE INTL AP">
{{cite web 
|url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00024157&format=pdf 
|title=Summary of Monthly Normals SPOKANE INTL AP, WA US USW00024157 1991-2020 
|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] 
|access-date = October 18, 2021
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230710042020/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00024157&format=pdf
|archive-date = 2023-07-10}}</ref><ref name= NOAA2>
{{cite web 
|title=WMO climate normals for Spokane/INTL, WA 1961–1990 
|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
|url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP4/72785.TXT 
|access-date = May 28, 2014
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230710041623/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP4/72785.TXT
|archive-date = July 10, 2023}}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box <!--Infobox begins-->
|collapsed= Y

|single line= Y
|location= Spokane ([[Felts Field]]), 1991–2020 normals,{{efn-lr|Mean maxima and minima calculated based on data from November 1998 to December 2020 for months and 1999 to 2020 for years.}} extremes 1998{{efn-lr|Starting on October 14, 1998.}}–present
|Jan record high F= 59
|Feb record high F= 64
|Mar record high F= 74
|Apr record high F= 87
|May record high F= 94
|Jun record high F= 113
|Jul record high F= 106
|Aug record high F= 107
|Sep record high F= 97
|Oct record high F= 86
|Nov record high F= 69
|Dec record high F= 63

|Jan avg record high F = 51.8
|Feb avg record high F = 53.7
|Mar avg record high F = 65.0
|Apr avg record high F = 76.5
|May avg record high F = 86.7
|Jun avg record high F = 93.0
|Jul avg record high F = 99.8
|Aug avg record high F = 99.1
|Sep avg record high F = 90.7
|Oct avg record high F = 75.5
|Nov avg record high F = 59.8
|Dec avg record high F = 51.9
|year avg record high F= 101.4

|Jan high F= 37.8
|Feb high F= 42.5
|Mar high F= 51.3
|Apr high F= 59.6
|May high F= 69.7
|Jun high F= 75.8
|Jul high F= 87.1
|Aug high F= 86.2
|Sep high F= 76.0
|Oct high F= 60.3
|Nov high F= 45.1
|Dec high F= 36.9
|year high F = 60.7

|Jan mean F = 31.8
|Feb mean F = 34.6
|Mar mean F = 41.5
|Apr mean F = 48.1
|May mean F = 56.9
|Jun mean F = 63.1
|Jul mean F = 71.5
|Aug mean F = 70.4
|Sep mean F = 61.4
|Oct mean F = 49.1
|Nov mean F = 37.9
|Dec mean F = 31.3
|year mean F= 49.8

|Jan low F= 25.8
|Feb low F= 26.7
|Mar low F= 31.7
|Apr low F= 36.6
|May low F= 44.1
|Jun low F= 50.4
|Jul low F= 56.0
|Aug low F= 54.5
|Sep low F= 46.8
|Oct low F= 38.0
|Nov low F= 30.7
|Dec low F= 25.7
|year low F =38.9

|Jan avg record low F = 9.9
|Feb avg record low F = 13.5
|Mar avg record low F = 19.6
|Apr avg record low F = 26.8
|May avg record low F = 32.5
|Jun avg record low F = 41.4
|Jul avg record low F = 46.5
|Aug avg record low F = 45.7
|Sep avg record low F = 36.3
|Oct avg record low F = 25.0
|Nov avg record low F = 17.6
|Dec avg record low F = 10.3
|year avg record low F= 3.2

|Jan record low F= -10
|Feb record low F= -3
|Mar record low F= 2
|Apr record low F= 24
|May record low F= 28
|Jun record low F= 37
|Jul record low F= 39
|Aug record low F= 40
|Sep record low F= 26
|Oct record low F= 12
|Nov record low F= -2
|Dec record low F= -10

|precipitation colour= green
|Jan precipitation inch= 2.00
|Feb precipitation inch= 1.32
|Mar precipitation inch= 1.82
|Apr precipitation inch= 1.50
|May precipitation inch= 1.70
|Jun precipitation inch= 1.48
|Jul precipitation inch= 0.67
|Aug precipitation inch= 0.54
|Sep precipitation inch= 0.68
|Oct precipitation inch= 1.46
|Nov precipitation inch= 2.01
|Dec precipitation inch= 2.18
|year precipitation inch= 17.36

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 14.6
|Feb precipitation days = 11.6
|Mar precipitation days = 13.1
|Apr precipitation days = 11.0
|May precipitation days = 10.0
|Jun precipitation days =  8.9
|Jul precipitation days =  3.0
|Aug precipitation days =  3.4
|Sep precipitation days =  5.3
|Oct precipitation days = 10.4
|Nov precipitation days = 13.5
|Dec precipitation days = 14.5
|year precipitation days=119.3
|source 1= NOAA<ref name = "NOWData OTX"/><ref name="NCEI Summary of Monthly Normals - 1991-2020 - SPOKANE FELTS FLD">
{{cite web 
|url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00094176&format=pdf 
|title=Summary of Monthly Normals SPOKANE FELTS FLD, WA US USW00094176 1991–2020 
|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] 
|access-date = October 18, 2021
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230710042244/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00094176&format=pdf
|archive-date = July 10, 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Graph:Weather monthly history
| table=Ncei.noaa.gov/weather/Spokane, Washington.tab
| title=Spokane monthly weather statistics
}}