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

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1944 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             88   07/30/1976
 LOW              41   07/05/1945
                       07/04/1945
HIGHEST           73   07/28         72       1
LOWEST            50   07/03         46       4
                       07/24
AVG. MAXIMUM    63.9               60.4     3.5
AVG. MINIMUM    54.7               52.5     2.2
MEAN            59.3               56.5     2.8
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       12.27   1959
 MINIMUM        0.80   2009
TOTALS          1.84               4.62   -2.78
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.15   -0.09
DAYS >= .01        9               18.9    -9.9
DAYS >= .10        4               11.4    -7.4
DAYS >= .50        2                2.6    -0.6
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.6    -0.6
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.26   07/22 TO 07/23


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    168                266     -98
 SINCE 7/1       168                266     -98
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         1                  0       1

FREEZE DATES
EARLIEST                        10/08
LATEST                          03/14
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    23/300    DATE  07/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    29/340    DATE  07/06


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               12     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                      7

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

$$

...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
$$