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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KING SALMON, AK
535 AM AKDT MON OCT 1 2012

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...THE KING SALMON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1949 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              74   9/03/1974
 LOW               15   9/22/2003
HIGHEST            60   9/04         64      -4      63  9/09
LOWEST             19                23      -4      25  9/28
AVG. MAXIMUM       53.4              55.5    -2.1    56.3
AVG. MINIMUM       38.1              39.7    -1.6    39.4
MEAN               45.7              47.6    -1.9    47.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                 0.0     0.0     0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                 0.0     0.0     0
DAYS MAX >= 80      0                 0.0     0.0     0
DAYS MAX >= 70      0                 0.1    -0.1     0
DAYS MIN <= 32      7                 5.6     1.4     4
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                 0.0     0.0     0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM            7.30   1961
 MINIMUM            0.89   1984
TOTALS              4.38              3.19    1.19    2.25
DAILY AVG.          0.15              0.11    0.04    0.08
DAYS >= .01        21                16.9     4.1    19
DAYS >= .10        13                 9.0     4.0    10
DAYS >= .50         2                 1.3     0.7     0
DAYS >= 1.0         0                 0.2    -0.2     0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL        0.84   9/19                       0.45  9/13

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              0.8   2004
 24 HR TOTAL        0.6   9-20-1956
 SNOW DEPTH         1     9-29-1981
TOTALS              0.0               0.1    -0.1     0.0
SINCE 7/1           0.0               0.0     0.0     0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 0       0       0
DAYS >= TRACE       2                 0.8     1.2     0
DAYS >= 1.0         0                 0.0     0.0     0
DAYS >= 6.0         0                 0.0     0.0     0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                            0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL        T   9/28                        0.0  MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     571               523      48     508
 SINCE 7/1       1323              1135     188    1299
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED                9.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION     48/150    DATE   09/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION     64/140    DATE   09/16

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                     26     GLAZE                       0
DRIZZLE                   0     HAIL                        0
SNOW                      2     HAZE                        0
FOG                      23     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE       4
BLOWING SNOW              0


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

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DA OCT 12