dest ▁month ▁is ▁just ▁over ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁typically ▁has ▁a ▁hot , ▁ar id ▁climate ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁months , ▁bra cket ed ▁by ▁short ▁spring ▁and ▁fall ▁seasons . ▁On ▁average , ▁July ▁and ▁August ▁are ▁equally ▁warm , ▁and ▁the ▁cool est ▁month ▁is ▁December ; ▁July ▁aver ages ▁, ▁while ▁December ▁aver ages ▁. ▁Daily ▁temperature ▁ranges ▁are ▁large ▁during ▁the ▁summer , ▁often ▁exceed ing ▁, ▁and ▁small ▁during ▁the ▁winter , ▁with ▁a ▁range ▁just ▁above ▁. ▁The ▁record ▁high ▁and ▁low ▁are ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁but ▁temper atures ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁or ▁less ▁than ▁ ▁are ▁rare . ▁Tem per atures ▁above ▁ ▁occur ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁days ▁ann ually , ▁temper atures ▁above ▁ ▁occur ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁only ▁ 1 ▁day ▁ann ually , ▁and ▁those ▁below ▁ ▁average ▁ 3 . 5 ▁days ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁location , ▁between ▁the ▁C asc ades ▁Range ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁north , ▁protect s ▁it ▁from ▁weather ▁patterns ▁experienced ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west . ▁The ▁Cas cade ▁Mountains ▁form ▁a ▁bar rier ▁to ▁the ▁east ward ▁flow ▁of ▁mo ist ▁and ▁relatively ▁m ild ▁air ▁from ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁in ▁winter ▁and ▁cool ▁air ▁in ▁summer . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁rain ▁shadow ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁C asc ades , ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁area ▁has ▁ ▁average ▁annual ▁precip itation