Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXAK58 PACD 011008
CLMCDB
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
208 AM AKDT MON APR 01 2024
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...THE COLD BAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1942 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 56 03/02/1974
LOW -13 03/12/1971
HIGHEST 43 MM MM 50
LOWEST 7 MM MM 16
AVG. MAXIMUM 33.3 35.4 -2.1 38.3
AVG. MINIMUM 25.0 24.4 0.6 29.0
MEAN 29.1 29.9 -0.8 33.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 13 8.3 4.7 4
DAYS MIN <= 32 25 24.8 0.2 21
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.2 -0.2 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.10 2023
MINIMUM 0.37 2023
TOTALS 3.14 2.98 0.16 0.37
DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.10 0.01 0.14
DAYS >= .01 24 19.4 4.6 6
DAYS >= .10 6 8.4 -2.4 2
DAYS >= .50 1 1.3 -0.3 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.06 03/20 TO 03/21 0.12
STORM TOTAL 0.92 2.98
(MM/DD(HH))
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1104 1088 16 965
SINCE 7/1 6870 7182 -312 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 09/27
LATEST 05/25
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/150
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 62/140 DATE 03/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 80/130 DATE 03/19
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.84
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 24
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 79
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4
LIGHT SNOW 25 SLEET 0
FOG 22 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 8
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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