After 1943, when Albert Schatz, then a graduate student at Rutgers University, discovered streptomycin, an antibiotic and the first cure for tuberculosis, sanatoria began to close. As in the case of the Paimio Sanatorium, many were transformed into general hospitals.
This Flood Insurance Study (FIS) revises and updates information on the. existence and severity of flood hazards in the geographic area of Spokane County, including the Cities of Airway Heights, Cheney, Deer Park, Liberty Lake, Medical Lake, Millwood, Spangle, Spokane Valley, Spokane; the Towns of. Fairfield, Latah, Rockford, and Waverly; and the unincorporated areas of Spokane. County (referred to collectively herein as Spokane County), and aids in the. administration of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood.
Spokane Valley, Washington, gets 17 inches of rain per year. The US average is 39. Snowfall is 41 inches. The average US city gets 26 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 55. On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Spokane Valley, Washington. The July high is around 84 degrees. The January low is 25. Sperling's comfort index for Spokane Valley is a 70 out of 100, where a higher score indicates a more comfortable year-around climate. The US average for the comfort index is 54.