Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXAK57 PAJK 011945
CLMYAK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1132 AM AKDT TUE AUG 01 2023
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...THE YAKUTAT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1917 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 85 07/07/2009
LOW 35 07/14/1968
HIGHEST 70 07/21 70 0
LOWEST 42 07/02 40 2
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.8 61.6 -0.8
AVG. MINIMUM 50.4 49.2 1.2
MEAN 55.6 55.4 0.2
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 21.49 1959
MINIMUM 1.25 1920
TOTALS 1.14R 7.63 -6.49
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.25 -0.21
DAYS >= .01 6 18.8 -12.8
DAYS >= .10 4 12.2 -8.2
DAYS >= .50 0 4.6 -4.6
DAYS >= 1.00 0 2.3 -2.3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.52 07/03 TO 07/04
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 274 298 -24
SINCE 7/1 274 298 -24
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
FREEZE DATES
EARLIEST 09/28
LATEST 05/22
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 18/290 DATE 07/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 22/280 DATE 07/08
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 16 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.
Chambers
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