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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1022 PM AKDT SAT JUN 03 2023

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...THE UTQIAGVIK (BARROW) AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             47   05/21/2015
                       05/23/1996
 LOW             -19   05/06/1984
HIGHEST           40   05/14         MM      MM       38  05/31
                       05/21
LOWEST             9   05/01         MM      MM       11  05/15
AVG. MAXIMUM    30.0               28.0     2.0     28.1
AVG. MINIMUM    22.2               18.5     3.7     19.8
MEAN            26.1               23.2     2.9     24.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    18               21.6    -3.6       20
DAYS MIN <= 32    31               30.4     0.6       31
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                1.6    -1.6        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        0.94   2017
 MINIMUM           T
TOTALS          0.44               0.28    0.16     0.23
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.01    0.00     0.01
DAYS >= .01        5                6.3    -1.3        8
DAYS >= .10        2                0.8     1.2        0
DAYS >= .50        0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.31   05/30 TO 05/31               0.08


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1198               1294     -96     1262
 SINCE 7/1     16726              17614    -888       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/180    DATE  05/14
                                31/230          05/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/230    DATE  05/15

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.85
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            2


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               14     SLEET                      0
FOG                      26     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     14
HAZE                      4

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

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