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CXAK57 PAJK 011957
CLMKTN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1132 AM AKDT TUE AUG 01 2023

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...THE KETCHIKAN  CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1910 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             92   07/18/1912
 LOW              23   07/28/1971
HIGHEST           83   07/07         78       5
LOWEST            46   07/02         44       2
AVG. MAXIMUM    68.4               64.5     3.9
AVG. MINIMUM    55.3               53.2     2.1
MEAN            61.8               58.8     3.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       28.06   1914
 MINIMUM        0.36   1996
TOTALS          4.32               7.33   -3.01
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.24   -0.10
DAYS >= .01       10               16.0    -6.0
DAYS >= .10        6               10.8    -4.8
DAYS >= .50        3                5.0    -2.0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                2.0    -1.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.63   07/18 TO 07/19


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    106                198     -92
 SINCE 7/1       106                200     -94
COOLING TOTAL     14                  7       7
 SINCE 1/1        15                 10       5

FREEZE DATES
EARLIEST                        10/31
LATEST                          04/29
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    23/110    DATE  07/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    27/120    DATE  07/24


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      0

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

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...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL FOR SE AK FOR
JULY...

For the vast majority of the month, ridges of high pressure,
generally offshore flow, and warm air advection dominated the
weather over the Panhandle, which kept surface conditions dry, skies
clear to partly cloudy, and temperatures warm for the month.
Therefore, for all 4 climate sites, the average monthly temperature
was above normal and the total monthly precipitation was below
normal for the month of July. We had a small handful of relatively
quick-moving weather systems scattered throughout the month that
generally brought mostly cloudy to cloudy skies and rain to SE AK
and kept temperatures moderated for those days, but not enough to
bring any of the climate sites up to normal for rainfall or down to
normal for temperatures.

Additionally, Sitka Airport tied their record high temperature of 73
that was previously set back in 1994.

Chambers
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