Carson Fish Hatchery, WA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Carson Fish Hatchery's primary NOAA station, CARSON FISH HATCHERY.
The climate verdict for Carson Fish Hatchery
Water is the standout signal in Carson Fish Hatchery, Washington: 88.9 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 48°F. At 34/100 (below average) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 2% of scores.
- 48°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 34/100
- comfort score, above 2% of station-mapped location scores
- 88.9"
- annual precipitation · 55" snow
- 160 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Carson Fish Hatchery: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00451160 · Carson Fish Hatchery, WA 48°F mean · 88.9" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 48°F
- RANK-COOL #2,264
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alturas
- PRCP-WET 88.9"
- SWING-MID 32°F
- COMF-LOW 34/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,291 HDD
- STN-1 USC00451160
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Alturas, CA (+ 0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every WA station list.
- Carson Fish Hat… (this station) 48°F
- Cold Grant Grove, CA 48°F
- Hot Alturas, CA 48°F
- Near Tolt S Fork Rsvr, WA 48°F
- Near Lake Spaulding, CA 48°F
Climate Living Index · Carson Fish Hatchery
Carson Fish Hatchery: 35/100 · grade F
Carson Fish Hatchery publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Carson Fish Hatchery, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 34/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 120 calendar days | 65/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 48.3°F · 19.2° from 67.5°F | 33/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 160 days/year | 33/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 55.0 inches/year | 18/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 88.9 in · 53.9 from 35 in | 0/100 · F |
Carson Fish Hatchery · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Carson Fish Hatchery is a temperate Köppen climate: Csb
Coldest-month mean 33.3°F and warmest-month mean 65.4°F place this station in temperate, dry-summer, warm summer climates (Csb). Class Csb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, dry-summer, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Csb
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 65.4°F
- Coldest month
- 33.3°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Carson Fish Hatchery sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Carson Fish Hatchery's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 33rd percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 1% wettest
- Carson Fish Hatchery's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 87%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Carson Fish Hatchery is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Carson Fish Hatchery compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Carson Fish Hatchery's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
34 2nd percentile score exceeds 2% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). This entry sits in this band.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Above this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F (3°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 14.5" | 18.5" | 24.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 43°F (6°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 11.3" | 8.5" | 21.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 50°F (10°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 9.8" | 5.0" | 20.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 57°F (14°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 6.1" | 0.4" | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 66°F (19°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 3.3" | 0.0" | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| June | 72°F (22°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 2.2" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| July | 81°F (27°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 0.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 7.4 |
| August | 82°F (28°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 0.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| September | 74°F (23°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 2.8" | 0.0" | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| October | 60°F (15°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 8.1" | 0.1" | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| November | 46°F (8°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 13.8" | 3.1" | 14.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 38°F (3°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 15.8" | 19.4" | 24.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 84°F around July 30, short of 90°F on every date, while 120 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 28°F near January 1.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 22, then returns to freezing around November 24, covering 120 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is December 12, when 64% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is July 26 at 6%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 147 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 3 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 33°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Carson Fish Hatchery.
Where Carson Fish Hatchery Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 89 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Daily temperature swings run wider than most of the country, peaking near 33°F between the normal high and low.
Carson Fish Hatchery earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 18.5"
19.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 8.5"
15.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.0"
17.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
16.1 days with precipitation
11.3 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
2.1 days with precipitation
2.7 days with precipitation
5.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
11.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.1"
17.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 19.4"
19.8 days with precipitation
Carson Fish Hatchery's wet season runs through the cold months
December, January and February carry 47% of the year's precipitation here, while June through August contribute 4%. That is the cool-season-dominant pattern of the West Coast and the higher inland West, where storm tracks swing south in winter and summer turns dry; the thermometer meanwhile shows a 32.1°F seasonal spread.
- Wettest month
- December, 15.8"
- Driest month
- July, 0.5"
- Wettest three months
- December, January, November (50% of the year)
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A cool-season label means the December-February share reaches 35%. Where snow falls, the monthly figures above report liquid-equivalent precipitation, so a wet winter month is not necessarily a rainy one.
When it rains in Carson Fish Hatchery, it arrives in quantity
88.9" of precipitation falls across only about 147 wet days here, averaging 0.61 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 147 a year, 40% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.61 inches
- Most wet days
- December, about 20
- Fewest wet days
- July, about 2
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Winter brings real snow to Carson Fish Hatchery
Carson Fish Hatchery averages 55.0 inches of snowfall a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 23 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 55.0 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 23 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 6% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 9
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 2
50% probability date
Growing Season
160 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,291
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
207
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside WA closest to Carson Fish Hatchery on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (48°F here).
- Albin, WY 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Albion, NE 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Angola, IN 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Beverly, MA 48°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (88.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Klawock, AK 89.2" · 0.3" off
- Highlands, NC 88.3" · 0.6" off
- Government Camp, OR 89.8" · 0.9" off
- Tillamook, OR 89.8" · 0.9" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Carson Fish Hatchery
heating led · wet · mid swing
Carson Fish Hatchery's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,291 annual heating degree days against 207 for cooling. Its 32.1°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Carson Fish Hatchery's frost-free season lasts about 160 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Carson Fish Hatchery coldest normal
December
The monthly mean of 33°F (1°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Carson Fish Hatchery typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Carson Fish Hatchery snow peak
December
Carson Fish Hatchery averages 55.0 inches of snow a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Carson Fish Hatchery's primary station: CARSON FISH HATCHERY (USC00451160). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Carson Fish Hatchery; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Carson Fish Hatchery comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.