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CXAK57 PANT 101749
CLMANN
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE, AK
849 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009
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..THE ANNETTE WSO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2009
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR\'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 71 10/05/1964
LOW 0 10/20/1995
HIGHEST 60 10/06 59 1 68 10/02
LOWEST 33 27 6 29 10/30
AVG. MAXIMUM 52.9 51.4 1.5 49.4
AVG. MINIMUM 41.6 41.7 -0.1 39.1
MEAN 47.3 46.5 0.8 44.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX >= 70 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 2.0 -2.0 3
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 34.87 1958
MINIMUM 7.03 2002
TOTALS 9.85 13.86 -4.01 14.58
DAILY AVG. 0.32 13.90 -13.58 0.47
DAYS >= .01 23 23.6 -0.6 28
DAYS >= .10 15 19.0 -4.0 25
DAYS >= .50 7 9.6 -2.6 10
DAYS >= 1.0 2 4.6 -2.6 5
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL 1.82 10/22 2.71 10/21
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 4.2 1956
24 HR TOTAL 2.4 10-30-1956
SNOW DEPTH 2 10-28-1985
TOTALS 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 1.1 -1.1 1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS >= 6.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM T 10/25
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 17 572 -555 21
SINCE 7/1 1181 1302 -121 1472
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 66 15 50 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/140 DATE 10/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/140 DATE 10/25
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR MM
NUMBER OF DAYS PC MM
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY MM
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) MM
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 ICE PELLETS 0
RAIN 24 GLAZE 0
DRIZZLE 0 HAIL 0
SNOW 0 HAZE 0
FOG 24 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
BLOWING SNOW 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
..A COOL AND DRY MONTH FOR OCTOBER
TEMPERATURES REMAINED MOSTLY NORMAL AT ANNETTE ISLAND ENDING THE MONTH
ONLY 0.7 BELOW THE NORMAL AVERAGE OF 46.6 DEGREES. KETCHIKAN ENDED THE
MONTH 10.5 DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 45.8 AT 35.3
DEGREES. THE MONTHLY HIGH TEMPERATURE AT ANNETTE WAS 60 DEGREES SET ON
THE 6TH. KETHIKAN HAD A HIGH OF 58 DEGREES SET ON THE 14TH. ANNETTE HAD
A MONTHLY LOW TEMPERATURE OF 33 DEGREES SET ON THE 12TH WHILE KETCHIKAN
HAD A LOW OF 28 DEGREES ALSO SET ON THE 12TH.
ANNETTE ISLAND AND KETCHIKAN EACH FELL SHORT OF THE MONTHLY AVERAGE
PRECIPITATION FOR OCTOBER. ANNETTE RECEIVED 9.85 INCHES OF RAIN WHICH
IS 4.01 INCHES BELOW THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF 13.86 INCHES. KETCHIKAN HAD
ONLY 10.40 INCHES OF RAIN WHICH IS 9.89 INCHES BELOW THE MONTLY NORMAL
AVERAGE OF 20.29 INCHES. THE HIGHEST DAILY RAINFALL AT ANNETTE FELL ON
THE 22ND WITH 1.82 INCHES. KETCHIKAN RECEIVED 3.27 INCHES FOR A DAILY
HIGH AMOUNT. ALSO ON THE 22ND. ANNETTE ISLAND ENDED THE MONTH WITH
ONLY 8 DAYS WITH ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION AND 23 DAYS BELOW NORMAL.
IT WAS A MOSTLY AVERAGE MONTH FOR WIND. ANNETTE HAD ITS HIGHEST
SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OF 39 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST WHICH OCCURRED ON
THE 25TH. THE HIGHEST MONTHLY PEAK WIND ALSO OCCURRED ON THE 25TH
WITH A WIND GUST OF 53 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE MONTHLY AVERAGE
WIND SPEED WAS 6.4 MPH.
FS NOV 09
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