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Kootenai
county residents enjoy four distinct seasons
throughout the year. The region receives an average
annual rainfall of 26 inches and an average annual
snowfall of 50 inches and consists of approximately
142 sunny days. There are approximately 120 frost free
days in Kootenai County, with the last frost ending
mid-May and the first beginning mid-September.
Temperatures are slightly cooler overall north of the
city of Coeur d'Alene, especially in the winter and
spring months when the warming effects of lake Coeur
d'Alene are most pronounced. During the month of
August, area grass fields are burned to stimulate crop
production for the following year. |
