Throughout history, thinkers have reflected on how physical beauty lasts but an instant and fades away. Without a doubt, the weather in Spokane encourages such speculations. Throughout the year, there are wonderful, beautiful seasonal moments: blossoms doused in fresh spring light, warm summer sunsets, autumnal eruptions of color, and heavy winter snows. Winter snow quickly turns to slush, then ice, then muddy icy slush. Spring woos you with promise of temperate bliss, then bludgeons you with rain and hail. Summer becomes oppressively hot and dry. Autumn color lasts only an instant, as the brightly colored leaves are stripped and trodden into the muddy ground.
However, there are two constants: the wind and 30 degree drops in temperatures at night. For instance, it’s a 45 degree day in November. Not too bad, right? Wrong. First, there’s a nasty wind shreding multiple layers of clothing. Second, the temperature will dip into the 20s once the sun goes down, at which point the wind will seem hell-bent on frostbiting exposed skin. Students must never underestimate the importance of gloves, scarves, and headwear. Likewise, a rain jacket is essential. There may not be a massive amount of precipitation in terms of total inches, but Spokane spreads it out over many days.
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Weather at Gonzaga University
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Political Science and Government '13
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Students Arise When the Sun Comes Out
Spokane sees all four seasons, but this means that with each season there is always things to do. The campus is alive be it snowball fights or sitting in the sun. It can rain a fair amount but thats when its time to catch up on the homework.
May 26, 2012
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Weather Enhances Experience
Gonzaga is awesome about plowing snow. The city of Spokane is not. But the seasons are beautiful and totally manageable.
May 06, 2012
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Four Seasons
You will need clothes for a hot summer, a long, snowy winter, and everything in between. But that's Spokane, and it seems to rain less here than in western Washington.
Apr 25, 2012
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