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The '''Inland Northwest''', historically and alternatively known as the '''Inland Empire''', is a region of the [[Northwestern United States]] centered on the [[Spokane–Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area|Greater Spokane, Washington Area]],<ref>{{citation|title=Spokane & the Inland Empire: An Interior Pacific Northwest Anthology|publisher=Washington State University|year=2004|editor-last=Stratton|editor-first=David H.|isbn=0-87422-277-X}}</ref> encompassing all of [[Eastern Washington]] and [[Idaho panhandle|Northern Idaho]]. Under broader definitions, Northeastern [[Oregon]] and [[Western Montana]] may be included in the Inland Northwest. Alternatively, stricter definitions may exclude [[Central Washington]] and [[Idaho County, Idaho]].

The phrase Inland Empire was first used by the Spokane Falls Review newspaper of Spokane Falls, Washington Territory (today’s Spokane, Washington) in its first issue on May 19, 1883.

{{As of|2016}}, the [[U.S. Census Bureau]] estimated the combined population of eastern Washington and northern Idaho alone to be 2,240,645, comparable to that of [[New Mexico]]. Its Canadian counterpart, north of the border, is the [[British Columbia Interior]], which together comprise the inland portion of the broader [[Pacific Northwest]]. Significant urban centers include the [[Spokane–Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area|Spokane–Coeur d'Alene area]] and the [[Tri-Cities metropolitan area|Tri-Cities]].

There have been several proposals to politically unite the Inland Northwest.  In the mid and late 1860s, there was a proposal centered on [[Lewiston, Idaho|Lewiston]] in northern Idaho for a '''Columbia Territory''' to be formed in the region from parts of what is now eastern Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana.<ref>Merle W. Wells. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/40487635 "Territorial Government in the Inland Empire: The Movement to Create Columbia Territory, 1864–69."] ''The Pacific Northwest Quarterly''. Vol. 44, No. 2 (April 1953), pp. 80–87.</ref>  In 1901, another proposal was made, this time to combine the Idaho Panhandle with Eastern Washington to create the [[Lincoln (proposed Northwestern state)|State of Lincoln]]. A third proposal was popularized in the late 1920s to consist of eastern Washington, northern Idaho and [[western Montana]] to the Continental Divide.

== Counties ==

;Washington: [[Adams County, Washington|Adams]], [[Asotin County, Washington|Asotin]], [[Benton County, Washington|Benton]], [[Chelan County, Washington|Chelan]], [[Columbia County, Washington|Columbia]], [[Douglas County, Washington|Douglas]], [[Ferry County, Washington|Ferry]], [[Franklin County, Washington|Franklin]], [[Garfield County, Washington|Garfield]], [[Grant County, Washington|Grant]], [[Kittitas County, Washington|Kittitas]], [[Klickitat County, Washington|Klickitat]], [[Lincoln County, Washington|Lincoln]], [[Okanogan County, Washington|Okanogan]], [[Pend Oreille County, Washington|Pend Oreille]], [[Spokane County, Washington|Spokane]], [[Stevens County, Washington|Stevens]], [[Walla Walla County, Washington|Walla Walla]], [[Whitman County, Washington|Whitman]], and [[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima]]
;Idaho: [[Benewah County, Idaho|Benewah]], [[Bonner County, Idaho|Bonner]], [[Boundary County, Idaho|Boundary]], [[Clearwater County, Idaho|Clearwater]], [[Idaho County, Idaho|Idaho]], [[Kootenai County, Idaho|Kootenai]], [[Latah County, Idaho|Latah]], [[Lewis County, Idaho|Lewis]], [[Nez Perce County, Idaho|Nez Perce]], and [[Shoshone County, Idaho|Shoshone]]

'''Oregon''' (sometimes included)
: [[Morrow County, Oregon|Morrow]], [[Umatilla County, Oregon|Umatilla]], [[Union County, Oregon|Union]], and [[Wallowa County, Oregon|Wallowa]]

'''Montana''' (sometimes included)
: [[Flathead County, Montana|Flathead]], [[Lake County, Montana|Lake]], [[Lincoln County, Montana|Lincoln]], [[Mineral County, Montana|Mineral]], [[Missoula County, Montana|Missoula]], [[Ravalli County, Montana|Ravalli]], and [[Sanders County, Montana|Sanders]]

== Geography ==
The region is bounded by the [[Cascade Mountains]] on the west and the [[Rocky Mountains]] (following the spine of the remote and rugged [[Cabinet Mountains]]) on the east, the [[Blue Mountains (Oregon)|Blue Mountains]] of Oregon and foothills of the [[Wallowa Mountains]] to the south, southeast, and encompasses the Columbia river basin (or [[Columbia Plateau]]). Between the three mountain ranges are large, sweeping areas of [[semi-arid]] [[steppe]], part of which has been irrigated due to the [[Columbia Basin Project]], resulting in expansive farmland in central Washington. The [[Palouse]], original home of the [[Appaloosa]], is another major agricultural region located in the gently rolling hills of southeastern Washington and extending into Idaho. In northern Idaho, the precipitation from the Pacific Ocean over the [[North Central Rockies forests]], create the [[North American inland temperate rainforest]].<ref>{{cite web| last = Woodward| first = Susan L.| title = Inland Rainforests of the Northwest| publisher = Radford University| date = 2012–2015| url = https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/?page_id=2286| access-date = May 4, 2021| archive-date = January 6, 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210106064259/https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/?page_id=2286| url-status = dead}}</ref> The [[Coeur d'Alene Mountains]] of this range is noted for its natural resource wealth, particularly the [[Silver Valley, Idaho|Silver Valley]] with its mining heritage dating back to the 1880s.

[[Spokane]], the region's largest city, is located near where the arid, and largely unforested Columbia plateau meets the lush forests of the [[Selkirk Mountains]]. The urban area stretches east into Idaho along the [[I-90]] corridor through the [[Spokane River]] valley. Across the border in Idaho the suburbs stretch into the cities of [[Post Falls, Idaho|Post Falls]] and [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur&nbsp;d'Alene]] on the north shore of [[Lake Coeur d'Alene]]. The Northeastern Washington and [[North Idaho]] portion of the Inland Empire are mountainous and forested, and the crest of the [[Bitterroot Range]] of the Rocky Mountains forms part of the eastern boundary of the Inland Empire region, while the Columbia River forms a significant part of its southern boundary.

=== Climate ===
The [[Eastern Washington|Washington side]] is generally [[semi-arid climate|semi-arid]], while the [[Idaho Panhandle|Idaho side]] experiences a mostly [[humid continental climate|dry summer continental climate]].

{{Weather box 
|collapsed = Y
|location = Spokane ([[Spokane International Airport|Spokane Int'l]]), 1991–2020 normals,{{efn-lr|Mean maxima and minima (i.e., the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1881–present{{efn-lr|Official records for Spokane kept at Spokane Weather Bureau Office from February 1881 to July 1889, and at Spokane International Airport since August 1889.<ref>{{cite web |title=Threaded Station Extremes |url=http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/ |website=ThreadEx |publisher=NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and the National Weather Service (NWS), the Northeast Regional Climate Center (NRCC)|access-date= October 18, 2021}}</ref>}}
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F =  62
|Feb record high F =  63
|Mar record high F =  74
|Apr record high F =  90
|May record high F =  97
|Jun record high F = 109
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F =  98
|Oct record high F =  87
|Nov record high F =  70
|Dec record high F =  60

|Jan avg record high F = 48.2
|Feb avg record high F = 51.1
|Mar avg record high F = 63.0
|Apr avg record high F = 73.9
|May avg record high F = 84.0
|Jun avg record high F = 90.5
|Jul avg record high F = 97.5
|Aug avg record high F = 97.0
|Sep avg record high F = 89.2
|Oct avg record high F = 74.6
|Nov avg record high F = 56.4
|Dec avg record high F = 48.0
|year avg record high F= 99.1

|Jan high F = 34.5
|Feb high F = 39.5
|Mar high F = 48.6
|Apr high F = 56.9
|May high F = 67.1
|Jun high F = 73.7
|Jul high F = 84.4
|Aug high F = 83.8
|Sep high F = 73.6
|Oct high F = 57.7
|Nov high F = 42.3
|Dec high F = 33.8
|year high F= 58.0
|Jan mean F = 29.6
|Feb mean F = 32.9
|Mar mean F = 40.0
|Apr mean F = 47.0
|May mean F = 56.0
|Jun mean F = 62.3
|Jul mean F = 71.0
|Aug mean F = 70.3
|Sep mean F = 61.1
|Oct mean F = 47.9
|Nov mean F = 36.3
|Dec mean F = 29.1
|year mean F= 48.6
|Jan low F = 24.7
|Feb low F = 26.3
|Mar low F = 31.5
|Apr low F = 37.0
|May low F = 44.9
|Jun low F = 50.8
|Jul low F = 57.6
|Aug low F = 56.7
|Sep low F = 48.6
|Oct low F = 38.0
|Nov low F = 30.3
|Dec low F = 24.3
|year low F= 39.2
|Jan avg record low F =  4.4
|Feb avg record low F =  9.8
|Mar avg record low F = 18.5
|Apr avg record low F = 26.4
|May avg record low F = 32.7
|Jun avg record low F = 40.2
|Jul avg record low F = 45.9
|Aug avg record low F = 45.6
|Sep avg record low F = 35.4
|Oct avg record low F = 23.2
|Nov avg record low F = 14.1
|Dec avg record low F =  7.1
|year avg record low F= -3.0
|Jan record low F = −30
|Feb record low F = −24
|Mar record low F = −10
|Apr record low F =  14
|May record low F =  24
|Jun record low F =  33
|Jul record low F =  37
|Aug record low F =  35
|Sep record low F =  22
|Oct record low F =   7
|Nov record low F = −21
|Dec record low F = −25
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.97
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.44
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.83
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.25
|May precipitation inch = 1.55
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.17
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.42
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.47
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.58
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.37
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.06
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.34
|year precipitation inch=16.45

|Jul snow inch =  0.0
|Aug snow inch =  0.0
|Sep snow inch =  0.1
|Oct snow inch =  0.5
|Nov snow inch =  6.2
|Dec snow inch = 13.8
|Jan snow inch = 12.3
|Feb snow inch =  7.8
|Mar snow inch =  3.9
|Apr snow inch =  0.7
|May snow inch =  0.1
|Jun snow inch =  0.0
|year snow inch= 45.4
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan precipitation days = 14.2
|Feb precipitation days = 10.9
|Mar precipitation days = 11.8
|Apr precipitation days = 10.3
|May precipitation days =  9.7
|Jun precipitation days =  7.8
|Jul precipitation days =  4.0
|Aug precipitation days =  3.2
|Sep precipitation days =  4.7
|Oct precipitation days =  8.9
|Nov precipitation days = 13.4
|Dec precipitation days = 13.8
|year precipitation days=112.7

|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.1
|Oct snow days = 0.3
|Nov snow days = 4.3
|Dec snow days = 9.5
|Jan snow days = 9.5
|Feb snow days = 5.7
|Mar snow days = 4.0
|Apr snow days = 1.0
|May snow days = 0.3
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|year snow days=34.7
|Jan humidity = 82.5
|Feb humidity = 79.1
|Mar humidity = 70.3
|Apr humidity = 61.0
|May humidity = 58.2
|Jun humidity = 53.9
|Jul humidity = 44.0
|Aug humidity = 45.0
|Sep humidity = 53.9
|Oct humidity = 66.6
|Nov humidity = 82.7
|Dec humidity = 85.5
|year humidity =65.2
|Jan sun = 78.3
|Feb sun = 118.0
|Mar sun = 199.3
|Apr sun = 242.3
|May sun = 296.7
|Jun sun = 322.8
|Jul sun = 382.4
|Aug sun = 340.4
|Sep sun = 271.2
|Oct sun = 191.0
|Nov sun = 73.8
|Dec sun = 59.1
|year sun=2575.3
|Jan percentsun = 28
|Feb percentsun = 41
|Mar percentsun = 54
|Apr percentsun = 59
|May percentsun = 63
|Jun percentsun = 68
|Jul percentsun = 79
|Aug percentsun = 77
|Sep percentsun = 72
|Oct percentsun = 57
|Nov percentsun = 26
|Dec percentsun = 22
|year percentsun =54
|source 1 = NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990)<ref name = "NOWData OTX">{{cite web |url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=otx |title=NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402004000/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=otx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="NCEI Summary of Monthly Normals - 1991-2020 - SPOKANE INTL AP">
{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00024157&format=pdf |title=Summary of Monthly Normals SPOKANE INTL AP, WA US USW00024157 1991-2020 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = October 18, 2021}}</ref><ref name= NOAA2>
{{cite web |title=WMO climate normals for Spokane/INTL, WA 1961–1990 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP4/72785.TXT |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207010449/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP4/72785.TXT |archive-date=2020-12-07 |url-status=dead |access-date = May 28, 2014}}</ref>
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{{Weather box
|collapsed = Yes
|location = Kennewick, Washington, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 74
|Feb record high F = 74
|Mar record high F = 87
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 114
|Jul record high F = 115
|Aug record high F = 115
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 89
|Nov record high F = 79
|Dec record high F = 72
|year record high F = 

|Jan avg record high F = 59.5
|Feb avg record high F = 61.8
|Mar avg record high F = 70.8
|Apr avg record high F = 81.5
|May avg record high F = 91.4
|Jun avg record high F = 97.9
|Jul avg record high F = 103.4
|Aug avg record high F = 102.1
|Sep avg record high F = 92.9
|Oct avg record high F = 80.1
|Nov avg record high F = 68.1
|Dec avg record high F = 59.8
|year avg record high F = 104.4

|Jan high F = 41.7
|Feb high F = 48.1
|Mar high F = 58.1
|Apr high F = 66.3
|May high F = 75.3
|Jun high F = 82.0
|Jul high F = 91.3
|Aug high F = 90.3
|Sep high F = 80.5
|Oct high F = 65.9
|Nov high F = 50.9
|Dec high F = 41.5

|Jan mean F = 35.5
|Feb mean F = 39.5
|Mar mean F = 47.0
|Apr mean F = 54.3
|May mean F = 62.7
|Jun mean F = 69.2
|Jul mean F = 76.8
|Aug mean F = 75.8
|Sep mean F = 66.8
|Oct mean F = 54.5
|Nov mean F = 42.9
|Dec mean F = 35.6
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 29.6
|Feb low F = 31.0
|Mar low F = 36.2
|Apr low F = 42.5
|May low F = 50.4
|Jun low F = 56.7
|Jul low F = 62.7
|Aug low F = 61.6
|Sep low F = 53.5
|Oct low F = 43.4
|Nov low F = 35.2
|Dec low F = 30.0

|Jan avg record low F = 15.3
|Feb avg record low F = 18.8
|Mar avg record low F = 26.1
|Apr avg record low F = 33.5
|May avg record low F = 40.1
|Jun avg record low F = 48.4
|Jul avg record low F = 54.5
|Aug avg record low F = 53.3
|Sep avg record low F = 43.8
|Oct avg record low F = 30.7
|Nov avg record low F = 22.5
|Dec avg record low F = 16.8
|year avg record low F = 10.0

|Jan record low F = -27
|Feb record low F = -23
|Mar record low F = 8
|Apr record low F = 18
|May record low F = 26
|Jun record low F = 35
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 37
|Sep record low F = 21
|Oct record low F = 14
|Nov record low F = -8
|Dec record low F = -29
|year record low F = 

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.13
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.79
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.66
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.61
|May precipitation inch = 0.81
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.59
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.20
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.17
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.26
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.66
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.86
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.13

|Jan snow inch = 1.3
|Feb snow inch = 0.1
|Mar snow inch = 0.0
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.4
|Dec snow inch = 0.4

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 11.1
|Feb precipitation days = 8.1
|Mar precipitation days = 7.8
|Apr precipitation days = 6.9
|May precipitation days = 6.3
|Jun precipitation days = 4.7
|Jul precipitation days = 2.1
|Aug precipitation days = 1.9
|Sep precipitation days = 2.6
|Oct precipitation days = 6.3
|Nov precipitation days = 8.9
|Dec precipitation days = 10.5

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.8
|Feb snow days = 0.1
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.3
|Dec snow days = 0.6

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web
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|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access
|access-date = August 4, 2022
|archive-date = August 12, 2022
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220812141400/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00454154&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|url-status = live
}}</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=pdt
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data
|access-date = July 25, 2022
|archive-date = May 30, 2022
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220530020341/https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=pdt
|url-status = live
}}</ref>
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{{Weather box
| location= [[Yakima Airport]], Washington (1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1946–present)
| collapsed = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan high F = 39.5
| Feb high F = 47.2
| Mar high F = 56.6
| Apr high F = 64.7
| May high F = 74.1
| Jun high F = 80.7
| Jul high F = 89.9
| Aug high F = 88.5
| Sep high F = 79.4
| Oct high F = 64.4
| Nov high F = 48.9
| Dec high F = 38.2
| year high F = 64.3
| Jan low F = 24.0
| Feb low F = 26.1
| Mar low F = 30.2
| Apr low F = 35.2
| May low F = 43.5
| Jun low F = 49.5
| Jul low F = 55.0
| Aug low F = 53.3
| Sep low F = 44.9
| Oct low F = 35.3
| Nov low F = 27.2
| Dec low F = 23.1
| year low F = 37.3
| Jan avg record high F = 54.6
| Feb avg record high F = 59.2
| Mar avg record high F = 68.9
| Apr avg record high F = 79.6
| May avg record high F = 89.9
| Jun avg record high F = 95.0
| Jul avg record high F = 100.2
| Aug avg record high F = 99.1
| Sep avg record high F = 91.2
| Oct avg record high F = 78.0
| Nov avg record high F = 64.0
| Dec avg record high F = 52.3
| year avg record high F = 101.8
| Jan avg record low F = 7.5
| Feb avg record low F = 11.0
| Mar avg record low F = 20.2
| Apr avg record low F = 23.5
| May avg record low F = 29.3
| Jun avg record low F = 36.3
| Jul avg record low F = 41.9
| Aug avg record low F = 41.3
| Sep avg record low F = 32.5
| Oct avg record low F = 20.9
| Nov avg record low F = 12.9
| Dec avg record low F = 5.1
| year avg record low F = −1.6
| Jan record high F = 68
| Feb record high F = 69
| Mar record high F = 80
| Apr record high F = 92
| May record high F = 102
| Jun record high F = 115

| Jul record high F = 109
| Aug record high F = 110
| Sep record high F = 100
| Oct record high F = 91
| Nov record high F = 73
| Dec record high F = 72
| Jan record low F = −21
| Feb record low F = −25
| Mar record low F = −1
| Apr record low F = 18
| May record low F = 25
| Jun record low F = 30
| Jul record low F = 34
| Aug record low F = 35
| Sep record low F = 24
| Oct record low F = 4
| Nov record low F = −13
| Dec record low F = −17
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.19
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.81
| Mar precipitation inch = 0.64
| Apr precipitation inch = 0.55
| May precipitation inch = 0.74
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.50
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.20
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.21
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.23
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.64
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.86
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.44
| year precipitation inch = 8.01
| precipitation colour= green
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0.1
| Nov snow inch = 3.0
| Dec snow inch = 7.7
| Jan snow inch = 6.2
| Feb snow inch = 2.7
| Mar snow inch = 0.6
| Apr snow inch = 0
| May snow inch = 0
| Jun snow inch = 0
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| Feb precipitation days = 7.5
| Mar precipitation days = 6.4
| Apr precipitation days = 5.8
| May precipitation days = 6.2
| Jun precipitation days = 5.2
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| Sep precipitation days = 3.2
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| Jul snow days = 0
| Aug snow days = 0
| Sep snow days = 0
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| Feb snow days = 2.2
| Mar snow days = 0.7
| Apr snow days = 0.1
| May snow days = 0
| Jun snow days = 0
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| Feb sun = 113
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| Jun sun = 300
| Jul sun = 341
| Aug sun = 310
| Sep sun = 240
| Oct sun = 186
| Nov sun = 60
| Dec sun = 62
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| Mard sun = 6
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| Octd sun = 6
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| Feb percentsun = 38
| Mar percentsun = 50
| Apr percentsun = 51
| May percentsun = 60
| Jun percentsun = 63
| Jul percentsun = 71
| Aug percentsun = 71
| Sep percentsun = 64
| Oct percentsun = 55
| Nov percentsun = 21
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| Mar uv = 3
| Apr uv = 5
| May uv = 6
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| Nov uv = 1
| Dec uv = 1
| year uv = 
| source 1= NOAA<ref name= "NOAA NCEI">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USW00024243 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=August 6, 2021 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505115421/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USW00024243 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=NOAA_txt>{{Cite FTP |url=ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USW00024018.normals.txt |server=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |url-status=dead |title=Station Name: WA YAKIMA AIRPORT |access-date=September 8, 2019}}</ref>
| source 2= Weather Atlas (sun and uv)<ref name= "Weather Atlas">{{cite web |url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/washington-usa/yakima-climate |title=Monthly weather forecast and climate - Yakima, WA |access-date=March 28, 2020 |archive-date=March 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328172024/https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/washington-usa/yakima-climate |url-status=live }}</ref>
| date= March 28, 2020
| source= 
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{{Weather box
|collapsed = Y
|location = Wenatchee, (1971-2000 normals)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 65
|Feb record high F = 66
|Mar record high F = 78
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 114
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 106
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 76 
|Dec record high F = 67
|year record high F = 114
|Jan high F = 35.1
|Feb high F = 42.8
|Mar high F = 54.9
|Apr high F = 64.6
|May high F = 73.1
|Jun high F = 80.1
|Jul high F = 88.0
|Aug high F = 88.0
|Sep high F = 77.7
|Oct high F = 63.7
|Nov high F = 46.0
|Dec high F = 35.7
|year high F = 62.5
|Jan mean F = 29.2
|Feb mean F = 35.1
|Mar mean F = 44.4
|Apr mean F = 52.7
|May mean F = 60.9
|Jun mean F = 67.8
|Jul mean F = 74.4
|Aug mean F = 73.7
|Sep mean F = 64.5
|Oct mean F = 52.3
|Nov mean F = 39.1
|Dec mean F = 30.5
|Jan low F = 23.2
|Feb low F = 27.4
|Mar low F = 33.9
|Apr low F = 40.8
|May low F = 48.6
|Jun low F= 55.5
|Jul low F= 61.0
|Aug low F= 60.2
|Sep low F= 51.2
|Oct low F= 40.8
|Nov low F= 32.2
|Dec low F= 25.2
|Jan record low F = -17
|Feb record low F = -18
|Mar record low F = 5
|Apr record low F = 20
|May record low F = 27
|Jun record low F = 39
|Jul record low F = 40
|Aug record low F = 41
|Sep record low F = 21
|Oct record low F = 19
|Nov record low F = 0
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|year record low F=-19
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|Apr precipitation inch= 0.51
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|Aug precipitation inch= 0.41
|Sep precipitation inch= 0.40
|Oct precipitation inch= 0.49
|Nov precipitation inch= 1.36
|Dec precipitation inch= 1.52
|source 1= NOAA (normals, 1971−2000) <ref name= NCDC >{{Cite web |url=http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim81/WAnorm.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809235709/http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim81/WAnorm.pdf |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |title=Climatography of the United States NO.81 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=January 11, 2011 |date=May 2011}}</ref><ref name= CNN >{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/30/weather/pacific-northwest-extreme-heat-wednesday/index.html |access-date=June 30, 2021|website=[[CNN]] |title=Hundreds of deaths reported as cities urge residents to conserve power during ravaging heat wave }}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
| collapsed = Y
| location = Missoula, Montana ([[Missoula International Airport|Missoula Airport]])
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 60
| Feb record high F = 66
| Mar record high F = 78
| Apr record high F = 90
| May record high F = 95
| Jun record high F = 102
| Jul record high F = 107
| Aug record high F = 105
| Sep record high F = 99
| Oct record high F = 85
| Nov record high F = 73
| Dec record high F = 60
| year record high F = 107
| Jan high F = 33.2
| Feb high F = 38.8
| Mar high F = 49.8
| Apr high F = 58.5
| May high F = 67.3
| Jun high F = 75.2
| Jul high F = 85.9
| Aug high F = 84.9
| Sep high F = 73.1
| Oct high F = 57.8
| Nov high F = 41.5
| Dec high F = 31.0
| year high F = 58.2
| Jan low F = 18.3
| Feb low F = 21.2
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| Apr low F = 32.8
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| Jul low F = 51.4
| Aug low F = 50.1
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| Oct low F = 32.4
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| Feb record low F = −28
| Mar record low F = −13
| Apr record low F = 2
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| Jul record low F = 31
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| Sep record low F = 15
| Oct record low F = -4
| Nov record low F = −23
| Dec record low F = −30
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| Feb precipitation days = 9.4
| Mar precipitation days = 11.4
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| Feb percentsun = 46
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| May percentsun = 60
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| Jul percentsun = 81
| Aug percentsun = 76
| Sep percentsun = 70
| Oct percentsun = 58
| Nov percentsun = 35
| Dec percentsun = 31
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| source 1 = NOAA (normals 1981−2010, relative humidity and sun 1961–1990)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mso|title=NowData-NOAA Online Weather Data|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA)|access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USW00024153.normals.txt|title=MT Missoula INTL AP|publisher=NOAA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031175140/ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USW00024153.normals.txt|archive-date=2020-10-31|url-status=dead|access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP4/72773.TXT|title=WMO Climate Normals for Missoula/Johnson–Bell Field, MT 1961–1990|publisher=NOAA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031175220/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP4/72773.TXT|archive-date=2020-10-31|url-status=dead|access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref>
|date=August 2010}}

== Demographics ==
===Population Centers===
The Inland Northwest is home to seven Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA), eight if Western Montana is included, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. The two largest centers of population are formed out of multiple neighboring MSAs that are classified as [[combined statistical area|Combined Statistical Areas]].<ref name="CSAmap">{{cite web |title=Combined Statistical Areas of the United States and Puerto Rico |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/metroarea/us_wall/Mar2020/CSA_WallMap_Mar2020.pdf |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref> The largest in the region is the conurbation formed by the Spokane and Coeur d'Alene MSAs, the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area, which ranks 70th in the nation. The second largest center is the Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla combined statistical area, which is made up of the Tri-Cities and Walla Walla and ranks as the 103rd largest in the nation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kennewich-Richand-Walla Walla, WA CSA |url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/33000US313-kennewick-richland-walla-walla-wa-csa/ |website=censusreporter.org |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>

===Statistical Areas===
* [[Spokane-Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area|Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene CSA]] (pop. 793,285)<ref name="SpoCdACSA">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/kootenaicountyidaho,spokanecountywashington,stevenscountywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="CSAmap"/>
** [[Spokane metropolitan area|Spokane-Spokane Valley MSA]] (pop. 604,962)<ref name="SpoCdACSA"/>
** [[Kootenai County, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene MSA]] (pop. 188,323)<ref name="SpoCdACSA"/>

* Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla CSA (pop. 370,395)<ref name="TriWWCSA">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/wallawallacountywashington,franklincountywashington,bentoncountywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
** [[Tri-Cities metropolitan area|Kennewick-Richland MSA]] (pop. 308,293)<ref name="TriWWCSA"/>
** [[Walla Walla County, Washington|Walla Walla MSA]] (pop. 62,682)<ref name="TriWWCSA"/>

* [[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima MSA]] (pop. 256,035)<ref name="CSAmap"/><ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Yakima County, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/yakimacountywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>

* [[Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metropolitan area|Wenatchee-East Wenatchee MSA]] (pop. 123,342)<ref name="CSAmap"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Quick Facts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/chelancountywashington,douglascountywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>

* '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>''' [[Missoula County, Montana|Missoula MSA]] (pop. 119,533)<ref name="CSAmap"/><ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Missoula County, Montana |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/missoulacountymontana/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>

* [[Lewiston-Clarkston metropolitan area|Lewiston MSA]] (pop. 64,851)<ref name="CSAmap"/><ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/nezpercecountyidaho,asotincountywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>

===Largest Cities by Population===
* [[Spokane, Washington]] (pop. 228,989)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Spokane city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/spokanecitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=29 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Spokane Valley, Washington]] (pop. 102,976)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Spokane Valley city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/spokanevalleycitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=29 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Yakima, Washington]] (pop. 96,968)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Yakima city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/yakimacitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=29 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Kennewick, Washington]] (pop. 83,921)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Kennewick city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/kennewickcitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=29 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Pasco, Washington]] (pop. 77,108)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Pasco city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/pascocitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''[[Missoula, Montana]] (pop. 73,489)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Missoula city, Montana |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/missoulacitymontana/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=29 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Richland, Washington]] (pop. 60,560)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Richland city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/richlandcitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho]] (pop. 54,628)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Coeur d'Alene city, Idaho |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/coeurdalenecityidaho/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Post Falls, Idaho]] (pop. 38,485)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Post Falls city, Idaho |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/postfallscityidaho/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Wenatchee, Washington]] (pop. 35,508)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Wenatchee city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/wenatcheecitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Lewiston, Idaho]] (pop. 34,203)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Lewiston city, Idaho |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lewistoncityidaho/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Walla Walla, Washington]] (pop. 34,060)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Walla Walla city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/wallawallacitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Pullman, Washington]] (pop. 32,901)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Pullman city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/pullmancitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Moscow, Idaho]] (pop. 25,435)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Moscow city, Idaho |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/moscowcityidaho/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Moses Lake, Washington]] (pop. 25,146)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Moses Lake city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/moseslakecitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''[[Kalispell, Montana]] (pop. 24,558)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Kalispell city, Montana |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/kalispellcitymontana/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''[[Hermiston, Oregon]] (pop. 19,354)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Hermiston city, Oregon |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hermistoncityoregon/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Ellensburg, Washington]] (pop. 18,666)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Ellensburg city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ellensburgcitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''[[Pendleton, Oregon]] (pop. 17,107)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Pendleton city, Oregon |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/pendletoncityoregon/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Sunnyside, Washington]] (pop. 16,375)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Sunnyside city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sunnysidecitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[West Richland, Washington]] (pop. 16,295)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: West Richland city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/westrichlandcitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Hayden, Idaho]] (pop. 15,570)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Hayden city, Idaho |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/haydencityidaho/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[East Wenatchee, Washington]] (pop. 14,158)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: East Wentachee city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/eastwenatcheecitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Cheney, Washington]] (pop. 13,255)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Cheney city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cheneycitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''[[La Grande, Oregon]] (pop. 13,026)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: La Grande city, Oregon |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lagrandecityoregon/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Liberty Lake, Washington]] (pop. 12,003)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Liberty Lake city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/libertylakecitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Grandview, Washington]] (pop. 10,907)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Grandview city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/grandviewcitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Airway Heights, Washington]] (pop. 10,757)<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Airway Heights city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/airwayheightscitywashington/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>

'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''Sometimes considered to be in the region

==Economy==
Agriculture dominates the economy across large swaths of the region.<ref name="EWU">{{cite web |title=Communities of the Inland Northwest |url=https://dc.ewu.edu/inw/ |website=ewu.edu |publisher=Eastern Washington University |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> The Palouse is a major producer of wheat and lentils.<ref name="StGeorge97">{{cite news |last1=St. George |first1=Donna |title=National Origins: Washington–Idaho Border; America's Golden Land of Lentils |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/24/dining/national-origins-washington-idaho-border-america-s-golden-land-of-lentils.html?pagewanted=all |access-date=17 October 2022 |work=New York Times |date=24 September 1997}}</ref> The [[Columbia Basin Project]] opened up 670,000 acres of the [[Columbia Plateau]] to irrigated farming.<ref>{{cite web |title= Project details – Columbia Basin Project |publisher= [[United States Bureau of Reclamation]] |url= http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Columbia+Basin+Project |accessdate= 25 October 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150215125327/http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Columbia%20Basin%20Project |archive-date= 15 February 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref> The [[Yakima River|Yakima Valley]] is the nation's leading grower of [[hops]] as well as a major wine producing region.<ref name="Parker">{{cite book |author1=Parker, Tom |title=Discovering Washington Wines: An Introduction to One of the Most Exciting Premium Wine Regions  |pages=8–10, 36–37|publisher=Raconteurs Press|date=2002|isbn=0-9719258-5-2}}</ref> [[Washington wine|Washington]] is second to only [[California]] nationally in terms of wine production,<ref>{{cite web |title=United States Wine and Grape Industry FAQS |url=https://wineamerica.org/policy/by-the-numbers/ |website=wineamerica.org |publisher=WineAmerica |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> with Eastern Washington being home to 19 of the state's 20 recognized [[American Viticultural Areas]].<ref name="WAWine">{{cite web |title=Regions & AVAs |url=https://www.washingtonwine.org/regions-and-avas/ |website=washingtonwine.org |publisher=Washington State Wine Commission |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref>

==Culture==
===Arts and theater===
In Spokane, the Davenport Arts District has the largest concentration of art galleries and is home to many of Spokane's main performing arts venues, including the [[Knitting Factory]], [[Fox Theater (Spokane, Washington)|Fox Theater]], and [[Bing Crosby Theater]]. The Knitting Factory is a concert house that serves as a setting for many mainstream touring musicians and acts. The [[Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox]], restored to its original 1931 Art Deco state after years of being derelict,<ref name=start>{{cite web| last = Prager| first = Mike| title = From a $2,500 start, the restored Fox theater was brought back from the brink| newspaper = Spokesman-Review| date = October 29, 2017| url = https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/29/from-a-2500-start-the-restored-fox-theater-was-bro/| access-date = November 11, 2021}}</ref> is home to the [[Spokane Symphony|Spokane Symphony Orchestra]]. The Metropolitan Performing Arts Center was restored in 1988 and renamed the Bing Crosby Theater in 2006 to honor the former Spokanite.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sowa |first=Tom |title=Met Theater will be renamed to honor Bing Crosby |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |date=September 29, 2006 |url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/sep/29/met-theater-will-be-renamed-to-honor-bing-crosby| access-date = October 13, 2014}}</ref> Touring stand-up comedians are hosted by the Spokane Comedy Club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spokane Comedy Club |publisher=Spokane Comedy Club |url=http://www.spokanecomedyclub.com/pages/contact| access-date = February 18, 2017}}</ref> Theater is provided by Spokane's only resident professional company, The Modern Theater,<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |publisher=The Modern Theater |url=http://www.themoderntheater.org/| access-date = January 24, 2014}}</ref> though there are also the [[Spokane Civic Theatre]] and several other amateur community theaters and smaller groups. The [[First Interstate Center for the Arts]] often hosts large traveling exhibitions, shows, and tours. 

In the Tri-Cities, the Richland Players Theater has offered live performances annually for over 70 years.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} Originally known as The Village Players, the theater group was created in 1944 to bring music, comedy, and cultural opportunities to the local community.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/special-reports/progress-edition/article66698232.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316140304/https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/special-reports/progress-edition/article66698232.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 16, 2021|title=Richland Players: Bringing great productions to the Tri-Cities|website=tri-cityherald.com}} </ref> Today, the theater has more than 7,500 attendees annually attracting audiences from across the region such as Spokane, Yakima, and Walla Walla.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} The theater also serves the local community by bringing local retirees to shows and accommodating the visually and hearing impaired (with the participation of non-profit United Blind).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.richlandplayers.org/index.php?ID=19 |title=Theater History |access-date=May 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525214136/http://www.richlandplayers.org/index.php?ID=19 |archive-date=May 25, 2014 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

===Sports===
The Inland Northwest is home to the [[Spokane Indians]] and [[Tri-City Dust Devils]], professional teams in [[Minor League Baseball]]'s [[Northwest League]]; the [[Western Hockey League]]'s [[Spokane Chiefs]] and [[Tri-City Americans]]; and the [[Spokane Velocity]] and [[Spokane Zephyr]] teams in [[soccer]].

==Media==
The Spokane area is served by [[The Spokesman-Review]], a daily newspaper, as well as the [[The Inlander (newspaper)|Inlander]], an [[alternative weekly]], and the bi-weekly [[Spokane Journal of Business]]. Spokane is the 73rd largest TV market in the nation according to [[Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen]].<ref name="Nielsen">{{cite web |title=Nielsen DMA Rankings – Full List |url=https://www.lyonspr.com/latest-nielsen-dma-rankings/ |website=lyonspr.com |publisher=Nielsen |access-date=17 October 2022 |archive-date=12 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412071947/https://www.lyonspr.com/latest-nielsen-dma-rankings/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[KREM (TV)|KREM]] carries [[CBS]] on channel 2, [[KXLY-TV|KXLY]] carries [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on channel 4, [[KHQ-TV|KHQ]] carries [[NBC]] on channel 6 and [[KAYU-TV|KAYU]] carries [[FOX]] on channel 28.

The Tri-Cities is served by the [[Tri-City Herald]], a daily newspaper. Yakima is served by the [[Yakima Herald-Republic]], a daily newspaper. The Tri-Cities and Yakima are considered one media market by Nielsen, the 122nd largest in the country.<ref name="Nielsen" /> [[KNDU]] carries NBC, [[KVEW]] carries ABC, [[KEPR]] carries CBS and [[KFFX-TV|KFFX]] carries Fox.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:RichlandWaBadgerTrail-C.jpg|Hills near [[West Richland, Washington]]
File:2008-1018-021-CoeurdAleneResort.JPG|Coeur d'Alene
File:Latah Creek.jpg|[[Latah Creek]], a historical site
File:Lake Pend Oreille.jpg|[[Lake Pend Oreille]], {{nowrap|{{convert|1150|ft|abbr=on}}}} deep
File:Lewiston and Clarkston.jpg|View from north of [[Lewiston, Idaho]] and [[Clarkston, Washington]]
File:Oregon Butte.jpg|Oregon Butte in the [[Wenaha–Tucannon Wilderness]]
File:Palouse-Canyon-Washington-State.jpg|Palouse Canyon
File:Palouse Falls in Eastern Washington.jpg|[[Palouse Falls]]
File:Upper Spokane Falls 20080524.jpg|[[Spokane Falls]]
File:Sunset CavanaughBay PriestLake.jpg|[[Priest Lake]]
File:Palouse from Steptoe Butte.jpg|The Palouse from [[Steptoe Butte]]
File:Western redcedar grove, Moose Creek, Selway-Bitteroot Wilderness, Idaho, USA.jpg|[[Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness]], Idaho
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Palouse]]
* [[Columbia Plateau (ecoregion)]]
* [[Inland Empire Highway]]
* [[Silver Valley, Idaho]]
* [[Lincoln (proposed Northwestern state)]]
* [[Appaloosa]]
* [[Okanagan Country]]

==Notes==
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== References ==
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