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CXAK59 PAMC 021433
CLMMCG

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MCGRATH, AK
633 AM AKDT THU MAY 2 2013

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...THE MCGRATH AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1940 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              68   4/29/2009
 LOW              -40   4/01/1985
HIGHEST            52   4/23         54      -2      56  4/27
LOWEST            -21                -8     -13      -4  4/03
AVG. MAXIMUM       31.8              40.8    -9.0    46.0
AVG. MINIMUM        6.5              18.6   -12.1    19.7
MEAN               19.1              29.7   -10.6    32.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                 0.0     0.0     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     11                 5.9     5.1     4
DAYS MAX >= 80      0                 0.0     0.0     0
DAYS MAX >= 70      0                 0.0     0.0     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     30                26.0     4.0    30
DAYS MIN <= 0      10                 3.7     6.3     1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM            2.78   1964
 MINIMUM            0.01   1943
TOTALS              0.13              0.74   -0.61    0.43
DAILY AVG.          0.00              0.02   -0.02    0.01
DAYS >= .01         6                 7.0    -1.0     3
DAYS >= .10         0                 2.2    -2.2     1
DAYS >= .50         0                 0.1    -0.1     0
DAYS >= 1.0         0                 0.0     0.0     0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL        0.06   4/24                       0.39  4/05

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             32.8   1964
 24 HR TOTAL       12.7   4-24-1964
 SNOW DEPTH        51     4-04-1946
TOTALS              1.2               5.1    -3.9     2.5
SINCE 7/1          74.3              94.9   -20.6   109.9
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     23                17       6      29
DAYS >= TRACE       9                 9.6    -0.6     6
DAYS >= 1.0         0                 1.3    -1.3     1
DAYS >= 6.0         0                 0.0    -0.0     0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        27   4/01                         42  4/08
 24 HR TOTAL      0.3   4/24                        2.1  4/05

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1368              1060     308     954
 SINCE 7/1      13618             12954     664   13674
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED                5.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION     21/020    DATE   04/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION     29/020    DATE    04/5

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           MM
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         MM

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     MM

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     ICE PELLETS                 0
RAIN                      2     GLAZE                       0
DRIZZLE                   0     HAIL                        0
SNOW                      9     HAZE                        0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE       0
BLOWING SNOW              0


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

...7TH COLDEST APRIL ON RECORD FOR MCGRATH...

APRIL 2013 WAS VERY COLD AND DRY FOR THE MCGRATH AREA.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 19.1 DEGREES WHICH
MAKES IT THE 7TH COLDEST APRIL ON RECORD... AND THE COLDEST SINCE
1985. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 52 DEGREES
ON THE 23RD... AND THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS  -21 DEGREES ON
THE 8TH.

APRIL WAS ALSO VERY DRY. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 0.13
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WHICH IS 0.61 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS
MAKES IT THE 10TH DRIEST MONTH ON RECORD AND THE DRIEST SINCE
2007.  THE MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION FOR APRIL 2013 WAS 0.06
INCHES ON THE 24TH OF THE MONTH.  THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 1.2
INCHES OF SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WITH THE 0.3 INCHES ON THE 24TH
BEING THE MAXIMUM IN 24 HOURS.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR MCGRATH IN THE MONTH OF APRIL
WAS 5.4 MPH. THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND WAS 21 MPH... AND OCCURRED
ON THE 5TH AND ON THE 18TH. THE MAXIMUM PEAK WIND FOR THE MONTH
WAS 29 MPH, AND OCCURRED ON THE 5TH.

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ADJ