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Wellpinit, Washington
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 Wellpinit, Washington
Location in Washington (state)
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| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Stevens |
| Elevation | 2,411 ft (735 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code(s) | 509 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512786 |
Wellpinit is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington, United States. Wellpinit has a post office with ZIP code 99040. It is the setting of the young adult novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. The population of the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for 99040 was 930 at the 2000 census.
The community is located on the Spokane Indian Reservation.
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Wellpinit has a dry-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 56 (13) |
64 (18) |
72 (22) |
88 (31) |
98 (37) |
98 (37) |
104 (40) |
105 (41) |
104 (40) |
84 (29) |
65 (18) |
53 (12) |
105 (41) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 31.9 (−0.1) |
38.4 (3.6) |
48.1 (8.9) |
57.9 (14.4) |
66.5 (19.2) |
75 (24) |
84.4 (29.1) |
84 (29) |
73.2 (22.9) |
58.6 (14.8) |
41 (5) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
57.6 (14.2) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 19.7 (−6.8) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
34.7 (1.5) |
41.1 (5.1) |
47.8 (8.8) |
52.7 (11.5) |
51.8 (11.0) |
44.2 (6.8) |
35.4 (1.9) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
21.8 (−5.7) |
35.8 (2.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −22 (−30) |
−25 (−32) |
2 (−17) |
15 (−9) |
20 (−7) |
23 (−5) |
29 (−2) |
24 (−4) |
20 (−7) |
7 (−14) |
0 (−18) |
−29 (−34) |
−29 (−34) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.2 (56) |
1.69 (43) |
1.65 (42) |
1.44 (37) |
1.65 (42) |
1.4 (36) |
0.65 (17) |
0.7 (18) |
0.98 (25) |
1.45 (37) |
2.49 (63) |
2.66 (68) |
18.95 (481) |
| Average precipitation days | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 77 |
Notable residents
- Sherman Alexie - Native American author (grew up here)
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