The National Weather Service’s Spokane office put out these numbers for today’s snowfall (we measured 5 inches in beautiful downtown Grand Coulee at The Star):
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1024 AM PST MON JAN 07 2013 ...SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO... LOCATION ELEVATION OBSERVED TIME OF SOURCE (FEET) INCHES OBSERVATION __________________________________________________________________ ... BENEWAH COUNTY ID ... FERNWOOD 2.0 800 AM CO-OP OBSERVER ST. MARIES 3.5 809 AM CO-OP OBSERVER ST. MARIES 2 S 4.5 800 AM CO-OP OBSERVER ... BONNER COUNTY ID ... SANDPOINT 13 NE 2.0 600 AM SPOTTER PRIEST RIVER 12 SSE 2.3 700 AM SPOTTER SAGLE 2 NNE 2.5 730 AM SPOTTER ... BOUNDARY COUNTY ID ... BONNERS FERRY 1.0 900 AM CO-OP OBSERVER ... KOOTENAI COUNTY ID ... ATHOL 2 ENE 2.5 700 AM SPOTTER SPIRIT LAKE 4 E 2.5 740 AM SPOTTER ALENE 4 NW 3.5 700 AM SPOTTER RATHDRUM 6 ENE 3.5 745 AM PUBLIC ALENE 3 WNW 4.0 630 AM SPOTTER RATHDRUM 1 SSW 4.5 730 AM SPOTTER ALENE 7 SSW 5.1 700 AM SPOTTER ... LATAH COUNTY ID ... MOSCOW 1 E 1.0 600 AM SPOTTER MOSCOW 2 N 1.8 700 AM SPOTTER POTLATCH 2.0 700 AM CO-OP OBSERVER ... SHOSHONE COUNTY ID ... WALLACE 4 WNW 2.5 625 AM SPOTTER PRICHARD 3 ESE 2.8 700 AM CO-OP OBSERVER ... CHELAN COUNTY WA ... MALAGA 1.0 830 AM SPOTTER WENATCHEE 2 WNW 1.2 700 AM SPOTTER ENTIAT FISH HATCHERY 2.0 940 AM CO-OP OBSERVER WENATCHEE 1 WSW 2.5 855 AM SPOTTER ENTIAT 13 NW 2.9 700 AM SPOTTER ENTIAT 18 NW 3.5 900 AM SPOTTER PLAIN 1 NW 3.7 800 AM SPOTTER PESHASTIN 1 NE 4.4 754 AM SPOTTER PESHASTIN 5 SSW 5.8 700 AM SPOTTER STEHEKIN 6.0 800 AM CO-OP OBSERVER LEAVENWORTH 2 ENE 6.4 815 AM SPOTTER LEAVENWORTH 2 SSW 6.5 1000 AM SPOTTER PLAIN 7.0 900 AM PUBLIC LEAVENWORTH 7.0 900 AM PUBLIC HOLDEN VILLAGE 7.1 1000 AM CO-OP OBSERVER LEAVENWORTH 1 N 7.5 800 AM SPOTTER LEAVENWORTH 1 NNW 8.4 800 AM SPOTTER ... DOUGLAS COUNTY WA ... WATERVILLE 0.5 900 AM CO-OP OBSERVER EAST WENATCHEE 1 N 1.3 700 AM SPOTTER ... FERRY COUNTY WA ... KETTLE FALLS 10 NW 1.8 700 AM SPOTTER REPUBLIC 4 N 3.8 700 AM SPOTTER REPUBLIC 8 NNE 4.8 800 AM SPOTTER ... GARFIELD COUNTY WA ... POMEROY 2.0 745 AM CO-OP OBSERVER ... GRANT COUNTY WA ... MOSES LAKE 2 NW 2.0 900 AM SPOTTER HARTLINE 3.0 800 AM CO-OP OBSERVER ... LINCOLN COUNTY WA ... GRAND COULEE 3 ESE 4.6 700 AM SPOTTER WILBUR 5.0 900 AM CO-OP OBSERVER CRESTON 9 S 5.3 900 AM BROADCAST MEDIA DAVENPORT 11 N 6.0 800 AM SPOTTER DAVENPORT 15 N 6.0 730 AM SPOTTER ... OKANOGAN COUNTY WA ... OROVILLE 9 WNW 1.3 830 AM SPOTTER OROVILLE 1 NNW 1.4 600 AM SPOTTER TONASKET 7 E 3.0 800 AM SPOTTER Tonsket 11NE 3.5 800 AM CO-OP OBSERVER ... PEND OREILLE COUNTY WA ... METALINE FALLS 1.5 730 AM SPOTTER BOUNDARY DAM 2.0 720 AM CO-OP OBSERVER NEWPORT 3.0 800 AM SPOTTER Sacheen Lake 3.4 1200 AM CO-OP OBSERVER NEWPORT 6 W 3.5 630 AM SPOTTER ELK 6 NE 5.0 600 AM SPOTTER ... SPOKANE COUNTY WA ... SPOKANE 6 S 3.0 700 AM SPOTTER AIRWAY HEIGHTS 1 N 4.8 700 AM SPOTTER SPOKANE 4 E 5.0 900 AM CO-OP OBSERVER DEER PARK 2 WSW 5.0 800 AM SPOTTER SPOKANE 3 SSW 5.0 625 AM NWS EMPLOYEE SPOKANE 4 NNW 5.0 530 AM SPOTTER DEER PARK 4 NE 5.0 700 AM SPOTTER CONVENT OF THE HOLY NAMES 5.1 930 AM CO-OP OBSERVER SPOKANE 5 NNW 5.5 653 AM NWS EMPLOYEE CHATTAROY 6 NE 5.5 700 AM SPOTTER SPOKANE 5 N 6.0 800 AM SPOTTER LIBERTY LAKE 1 WNW 6.0 830 AM SPOTTER DEER PARK 7 SW 6.0 830 AM PUBLIC SPOKANE 10 SSW 6.0 648 AM NWS EMPLOYEE SPOKANE 6 NW 6.5 845 AM SPOTTER SPOKANE 6 SSE 6.5 900 AM PUBLIC SPOKANE 6 SSE 6.5 800 AM SPOTTER SPOKANE 5 NNW 6.7 1000 AM SPOTTER AIRWAY HEIGHTS 3 NW 6.8 1000 AM OFFICIAL NWS OBS AIRWAY HEIGHTS 3 SE 6.9 1000 AM OFFICIAL NWS OBS ... STEVENS COUNTY WA ... NORTHPORT 2.1 700 AM CO-OP OBSERVER NORTHPORT 8 SE 2.6 915 AM SPOTTER CLAYTON 3 SW 5.0 600 AM SPOTTER COLVILLE 5.0 915 AM CO-OP OBSERVER LOON LAKE 3 NNE 5.5 1000 AM SPOTTER ... WHITMAN COUNTY WA ... PALOUSE 3 SSW 1.8 700 AM SPOTTER LAMONT GRAIN GROWERS 6.1 800 AM CO-OP OBSERVER