Laurier, Washington

The initial name of the community was Russel but the origin of the namesake was uncertain at the time. When seeking to establish a post office, Russel was discovered to have been an ex-convict, prompting a search for a new name. The Great Northern Railway, which arrived in 1902, chose Boawell from a combination of two settlers named Boath and Kidwell respectively. Kidwell preferred Laurier, after Sir Wilfrid Laurier who was prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911,[http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/wanames/browsewpn.asp Tacoma Public Library, Washington Place Names Database] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120723222502/http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/wanames/browsewpn.asp |date=2012-07-23 }}: "Laurier" and that name prevailed as did the post office opened that year.{{Cite web | url=https://www.castlegarnews.com/community/place-names-laurier |title=Castlegar News |date=30 Nov 2018 | website=www.castlegarnews.com}}

The General Services Administration lists three buildings in Laurier, a border station and two border station residences, built in 1936.{{cite web |url=http://www.gsa.gov/portal/ext/html/site/hb/method/get/category/25431?actionParameter=buildingsBySearchForm&hostUri=portal&buildingVO.searchBy=CITY&hbContentPath=&state.id=49&selectedCities=Laurier&x=132&y=4&buildingVO.buildingType.id=-1&buildingVO.yearBegin=&buildingVO.yearFinish=# |title=Find a Building |publisher=U.S. General Services Administration |accessdate=November 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132602/http://www.gsa.gov/portal/ext/html/site/hb/method/get/category/25431?actionParameter=buildingsBySearchForm&hostUri=portal&buildingVO.searchBy=CITY&hbContentPath=&state.id=49&selectedCities=Laurier&x=132&y=4&buildingVO.buildingType.id=-1&buildingVO.yearBegin=&buildingVO.yearFinish= |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }} The GSA building numbers are WA0601LB, WA0602LB, and WA0603LB. U.S. Route 395 runs through the community north to the Canada–U.S. border, where it becomes British Columbia Highway 395. The Avey Field State Airport is in Laurier and its runway crosses the border into British Columbia.

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, Laurier has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=945454&cityname=Laurier%2C+Washington%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Laurier, Washington]

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| Jan record high F = 57

| Feb record high F = 58

| Mar record high F = 73

| Apr record high F = 92

| May record high F = 102

| Jun record high F = 103

| Jul record high F = 109

| Aug record high F = 106

| Sep record high F = 105

| Oct record high F = 85

| Nov record high F = 61

| Dec record high F = 56

| year record high F = 109

| Jan high F = 29.8

| Feb high F = 37.9

| Mar high F = 49.3

| Apr high F = 62.2

| May high F = 71.7

| Jun high F = 78.1

| Jul high F = 87.3

| Aug high F = 86.2

| Sep high F = 74.8

| Oct high F = 58.3

| Nov high F = 40.5

| Dec high F = 31.8

| year high F = 59

| Jan low F = 15.1

| Feb low F = 18.9

| Mar low F = 25.2

| Apr low F = 32.1

| May low F = 39.8

| Jun low F = 46.5

| Jul low F = 50

| Aug low F = 48.8

| Sep low F = 41.3

| Oct low F = 33.4

| Nov low F = 26.6

| Dec low F = 19.4

| year low F = 33.1

| Jan record low F = -32

| Feb record low F = -30

| Mar record low F = -13

| Apr record low F = 11

| May record low F = 16

| Jun record low F = 28

| Jul record low F = 30

| Aug record low F = 31

| Sep record low F = 18

| Oct record low F = 6

| Nov record low F = -14

| Dec record low F = -32

| year record low F = -32

|precipitation colour=green

| Jan precipitation inch = 2.08

| Feb precipitation inch = 1.39

| Mar precipitation inch = 1.27

| Apr precipitation inch = 1.34

| May precipitation inch = 1.8

| Jun precipitation inch = 2.05

| Jul precipitation inch = 1.07

| Aug precipitation inch = 1.09

| Sep precipitation inch = 1.23

| Oct precipitation inch = 1.57

| Nov precipitation inch = 2.1

| Dec precipitation inch = 2.21

| year precipitation inch = 19.19

| Jan precipitation days = 14

| Feb precipitation days = 10

| Mar precipitation days = 10

| Apr precipitation days = 9

| May precipitation days = 11

| Jun precipitation days = 11

| Jul precipitation days = 6

| Aug precipitation days = 6

| Sep precipitation days = 7

| Oct precipitation days = 10

| Nov precipitation days = 14

| Dec precipitation days = 14

| Jan snow inch = 18.4

| Feb snow inch = 8.5

| Mar snow inch = 3.1

| Apr snow inch = 0.1

| May snow inch = 0

| Jun snow inch = 0

| Jul snow inch = 0

| Aug snow inch = 0

| Sep snow inch = 0

| Oct snow inch = 0.7

| Nov snow inch = 5.6

| Dec snow inch = 16

| year snow inch = 52.5

|source 1 = {{cite web

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|date=November 2015

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