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CXAK57 PAJK 040703
CLMYAK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
828 PM AKST SUN MAR 03 2024

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...THE YAKUTAT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1917 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             54   02/18/2010
 LOW             -20   02/01/1989
HIGHEST           48   02/16         44       4
LOWEST            10   02/01          5       5
AVG. MAXIMUM    36.7               37.8    -1.1
AVG. MINIMUM    24.6               23.5     1.1
MEAN            30.6               30.6     0.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32     6                5.6     0.4
DAYS MIN <= 32    22               22.2    -0.2
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.8    -0.8

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       32.13   1964
 MINIMUM        0.21   1989
TOTALS          7.20              10.29   -3.09
DAILY AVG.      0.25                NAN     NAN
DAYS >= .01       13               18.5    -5.5
DAYS >= .10       10               13.9    -3.9
DAYS >= .50        5                7.1    -2.1
DAYS >= 1.00       4                3.4     0.6
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.51   02/09 TO 02/10


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    988                962      26
 SINCE 7/1      5457               5962    -505
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0

FREEZE DATES
EARLIEST                        09/25
LATEST                          05/07
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/070    DATE  02/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    35/070    DATE  02/28


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               10     SLEET                      0
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
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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...TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL AND PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL FOR ALL
OF SE AK FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY...

The month was dominated by a combination of northeasterly outflow
wind regimes from strong areas of high pressure centered over the
northern British Columbia / Canadian Yukon region that brought dry
and mostly clear conditions to the region and mainly weak to average
frontal systems that approached the Panhandle that brought mostly
light to moderate precipitation on average to the area. The average
temperature for the month was very near normal for all 4 climate
sites. All of the sites were appreciably below normal in terms of
total monthly liquid equivalent precipitation. The values ranged
from 1.4 inches below normal for Juneau Airport to 7.55 inches below
normal for the Ketchikan Airport with the other 2 sites having their
below normal magnitudes in between those 2 values.

On the 1st of February, the Juneau Airport broke its daily snow
accumulation total record with 7.0 inches, which exceeded the
previous record of 6.5 inches set all the way back in 1961. On the
16th of the month, the Ketchikan Airport broke its record high
temperature with 55 degrees, which exceeded the old record of 54
degrees set all the way back in 1964. On that same day, the Yakutat
Airport broke its record high temperature with 48 degrees, which
exceeded its old record of 47 degrees set in both 2015 and 2016.

Chambers
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