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CDAK48 PAMC 061037  
CLIMCG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MCGRATH, AK  
237 AM AKDT WED MAY 6 2009  
   
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..THE MCGRATH AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2009  
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1940 TO 2009  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 45 0633 PM 65 1997 51 -6 56  
MINIMUM 31 0512 AM -1 1949 30 1 31  
AVERAGE 38 41 -3 44  
 
PRECIPITATION  
(INCHES)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.30 2002 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.15 -0.15 T  
SINCE MAR 1 2.77 1.62 1.15 2.30  
SINCE JAN 1 6.45 3.40 3.05 3.61  
 
SNOWFALL  
(INCHES)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.6 1958 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 34.6 19.7  
SINCE JUL 1 138.8 MM  
SNOW DEPTH (IN) 0 8  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 27 24 3 21  
MONTH TO DATE 107 127 -20 125  
SINCE MAR 1 2989 2858 131 2877  
SINCE JUL 1 13752 13175 577 12644  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION 350  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION 340  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
HIGHEST RH MM PERCENT MM  
LOWEST RH MM PERCENT MM  
AVERAGE RH MM PERCENT MM   
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THE MCGRATH AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 66 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 5 1949  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2009..........SUNRISE 5:46 AM SUNSET 10:55 PM  
MAY 7 2009..........SUNRISE 5:43 AM SUNSET 10:58 PM  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD HAS BEEN SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE OF PRECIPITATION.  
 
 
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AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........17 HOURS 9 MINUTES  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:06:06  
 
 
*** MAY 09  
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