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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST PAUL, AK
128 AM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013

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...THE ST PAUL ISLAND AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1949 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              50   3/18/1980
 LOW              -19   3/14/1971
HIGHEST            36   3/27         32       4      37  3/22
LOWEST              4   3/25 3/30     2       2      -5  3/20
AVG. MAXIMUM       28.6              29.3    -0.7    19.8
AVG. MINIMUM       18.5              20.4    -1.9    10.5
MEAN               23.5              24.8    -1.3    15.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                 0.0     0.0     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     22                14.0     8.0    24
DAYS MAX >= 80      0                 0.0     0.0     0
DAYS MAX >= 70      0                 0.0     0.0     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     31                24.3     6.7    31
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                 1.6    -1.6     6

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM            3.28   1973
 MINIMUM            0.08   1960
TOTALS              3.13               1.07    2.06    2.40
DAILY AVG.          0.10               0.04    0.06    0.08
DAYS >= .01         19                12.2     6.8    16
DAYS >= .10         10                 2.8     7.2     5
DAYS >= .50         1                  0.1     0.9     1
DAYS >= 1.0         0                  0.0     0.0     0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL        0.65   3/07                       0.70  3/22

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             31.4   1973
 24 HR TOTAL       10.4   3-10-1973
 SNOW DEPTH        50     3-07-1949
TOTALS             26.9               7.9    19.0    18.4
SINCE 7/1          70.4              46.1    24.3    80.4
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     27                 4      22      25
DAYS >= TRACE      21                20.9     0.1    27
DAYS >= 1.0         9                 2.1     6.9     5
DAYS >= 6.0         1                 0.1     0.9     0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        34   3/31                         29  3/31
 24 HR TOTAL      6.8   3/07                        4.8  3/22

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1278              1237      41    1537
 SINCE 7/1       8737              8156     581    9134
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED               14.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION     52/330    DATE    03/7
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION     63/320    DATE    03/7

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                      5     GLAZE                       0
DRIZZLE                   0     HAIL                        0
SNOW                     21     HAZE                        1
FOG                      24     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE       6
BLOWING SNOW             13


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

&&

...COOL AND WET MARCH AT SAINT PAUL ALASKA...

TEMPERATURES FOR SAINT PAUL WERE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE AVERAGE FOR
MARCH. THE MEAN DAILY TEMPERATURE FOR MARCH WAS 23.5 DEGREES...1.3
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 28.6
DEGREES WHICH IS 0.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE HIGHEST RECORDED
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 36 DEGREES ON 27 MAR. THE AVERAGE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 18.5 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.9
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH
WAS 4 DEGREES ABOVE WHICH OCCURRED ON 25 MAR AND 30 MAR.

MARCH WAS A WET MONTH...WITH 21 DAYS OF REPORTED SNOWFALL...5 DAYS
OF A TRACE AND 16 DAYS GREATER THAN A TRACE. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION
FOR THE MONTH WAS 3.13 INCHES...2.06 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL MARCH
AVERAGE OF 1.07 INCHES. THE GREATEST 24 HOUR AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION
WAS 0.65 OF AN INCH THAT OCCURRED ON 7 MAR. ST PAUL RECEIVED 26.9
INCHES OF SNOWFALL...19.0 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL MONTHLY VALUE OF
7.9 INCHES...MAKING IT THE SECOND HIGHEST MARCH SNOWFALL ON
RECORD...4.5 INCHES BELOW THE RECORD 31.4 INCHES RECORDED IN 1973.
THE GREATEST DAILY AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL WAS 6.8 INCHES ON 7 MAR. THE
HIGHEST SNOW DEPTH RECORDED WAS 34 INCHES...FROM 27 MAR THROUGH
31 MAR. 5 DAYS OF THE MONTH TIED OR SET NEW DAILY RECORD FOR
SNOWFALL...2 OF THOSE DAYS ALSO SET NEW DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR MARCH WAS 14.2 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND
OF THE MONTH WAS REPORTED ON 7 MAR FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH HIGHEST
SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OF 52 MPH WITH A MAXIMUM GUST OF 63 MPH.

RECORD SNOWFALL
MAR  2...3.4 INCHES...PREVIOUS RECORD 2.8 INCHES SET IN 2000.
MAR  4...1.6 INCHES...TIED PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 2012.
MAR  7...6.8 INCHES...PREVIOUS RECORD 2.5 INCHES SET IN 1978.
MAR 17...2.4 INCHES...PREVIOUS RECORD 1.8 INCHES SET IN 1954.
MAR 27...2.1 INCHES...PREVIOUS RECORD 1.6 INCHES SET IN 2006.

RECORD PRECIPITATION
MAR  2...0.34 OF AN INCH...PREVIOUS RECORD 0.31 SET IN 2000.
MAR  7...0.65 OF AN INCH...PREVIOUS RECORD 0.40 SET IN 1985.

$$

DR APR 13