Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXAK58 PACD 011554
CLMCDB
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
654 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2017
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...THE COLD BAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2017...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2017
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 59 01/12/1947
LOW -13 01/30/2000
HIGHEST 42 MM MM 40
LOWEST 2 MM MM 17
AVG. MAXIMUM 32.9 32.9 0.0 36.3
AVG. MINIMUM 20.0 23.6 -3.6 29.0
MEAN 26.5 28.2 -1.7 32.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 13 10.8 2.2 2
DAYS MIN <= 32 28 24.2 3.8 25
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.4 -0.4 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM MM MM
MINIMUM MM MM
TOTALS 5.13 3.16 1.97 4.48
DAILY AVG. 0.17 0.10 0.07 0.14
DAYS >= .01 19 21.2 -2.2 23
DAYS >= .10 11 8.5 2.5 13
DAYS >= .50 5 1.2 3.8 3
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.4 0.6 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.25 01/29 TO 01/30 01/09 TO 01/09
01/22 TO 01/22
01/22 TO 01/22
STORM TOTAL MM MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM 01/09(00) TO 01/09(00)
01/22(00) TO 01/22(00)2
01/22(00) TO 01/22(00)2
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
24 HR TOTAL MM
SNOW DEPTH MM MM
TOTALS 12.5 14.1 -1.6 8.3
SINCE 7/1 29.3 39.3 -10.0 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 3 -2 0
DAYS >= TRACE 20 14.6 5.4 19
DAYS >= 1.0 4 4.6 -0.6
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 5 01/28 0 MM
01/27
01/17
24 HR TOTAL 2.9 MM 01/22 TO 01/22
01/22 TO 01/22
01/22 TO 01/22
STORM TOTAL MM MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1188 1139 49 963
SINCE 7/1 4518 5210 -692 4234
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/146
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 56/130 DATE 01/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 70/130 DATE 01/22
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 85
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 8
LIGHT SNOW 21 SLEET 0
FOG 28 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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