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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ, AK
336 PM AKDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE VALDEZ WSO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1972 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              78   5/29/1993
 LOW               29   5/20/2013
HIGHEST            74   5/28         67       7      60  5/23
LOWEST             29                32      -3      32  5/15
AVG. MAXIMUM       50.5              54.5    -4.0    50.1
AVG. MINIMUM       34.5              39.4    -4.9    36.9
MEAN               42.5              46.9    -4.4    43.5
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      1                 1.2    -0.2     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     12                 1.0    11.0     3
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                 0.0     0.0     0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM           10.69   2013
 MINIMUM            0.70   1996
TOTALS             10.69              2.88    7.81    4.42
DAILY AVG.          0.34              0.10    0.24    0.14
DAYS >= .01        14                15.3    -1.3    22
DAYS >= .10        10                 8.2     1.8    15
DAYS >= .50         7                 1.3     5.7     1
DAYS >= 1.0         5                 0.2     4.8     0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL        2.72   5/03                       0.52  5/10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             27.3   2013
 24 HR TOTAL       15.1   5-02-2001
 SNOW DEPTH        56     5-05-2013
TOTALS             27.3               1.9    25.4     0.7
SINCE 7/1         404.6             321.3    83.3   438.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     28                 1      27       7
DAYS >= TRACE       8                 1.1     6.9     4
DAYS >= 1.0         7                 0.4     6.6     0
DAYS >= 6.0         1                 0.1     0.9     0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        56   5/05                         26  5/01
 24 HR TOTAL     10.8   5/03                        0.4  5/14

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     689               559     130     662
 SINCE 7/1       9616              9145     471    9477
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED                2.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION     21/250    DATE   05/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION     29/250    DATE   05/18

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                     15     GLAZE                       0
DRIZZLE                   6     HAIL                        0
SNOW                      8     HAZE                        0
FOG                       4     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.

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