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CXAK58 PAVW 032040
CLMVWS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ, AK
1140 AM AKST MON MAR 3 2014
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..THE VALDEZ WSO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2014
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1972 TO 2014
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR\'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 52 2/27/1991
LOW -10 2/04/1999
HIGHEST 44 2/28 41 3 39 2/28
LOWEST 3 6 -3 14 2/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 28.6 31.1 -2.5 34.0
AVG. MINIMUM 13.8 20.9 -7.1 25.1
MEAN 21.2 25.9 -4.7 29.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 24 12.9 11.1 5
DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX >= 70 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 28 26.6 1.4 28
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.4 -0.4 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 14.47 1996
MINIMUM 0.06 2007
TOTALS 0.78 5.79 -5.01 6.93
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.20 -0.17 0.25
DAYS >= .01 8 15.1 -7.1 21
DAYS >= .10 3 10.1 -7.1 14
DAYS >= .50 0 3.9 -3.9 3
DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.4 -1.4 2
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL 0.22 2/13 1.88 2/10
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 180.0 1996
24 HR TOTAL 30.7 2-05-1996
SNOW DEPTH 97 2-27-2012
TOTALS 13.4 61.3 -47.9 96.3
SINCE 7/1 192.9 252.4 -59.5 255.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 35 40 -4 49
DAYS >= TRACE 8 16.3 -8.3 24
DAYS >= 1.0 5 9.4 -4.4 17
DAYS >= 6.0 0 3.4 -3.4 5
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 42 2/19 57 2/09
24 HR TOTAL 3.9 2/13 17.4 2/09
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1284 1092 192 1051
SINCE 7/1 6342 6706 -364 6862
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/110 DATE 02/9
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/110 DATE 02/9
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 1 GLAZE 0
DRIZZLE 0 HAIL 0
SNOW 8 HAZE 0
FOG 0 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
BLOWING SNOW 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
VALDEZ WEATHER IS GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN WET AND DRY THIS WINTER
WITH A DRY FEBRUARY FOLLOWING THE WET JANUARY AND DRY DECEMBER.
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE 4TH COLDEST WITH AN AVERAGE LOW OF 13.8
DEGREES FOR THE MONTH. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS JUST BELOW NORMAL.
SNOWFALL WAS WELL BELOW AVERAGE WITH ONLY 13.4 INCHES. THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN
4 YEARS WITH LESS SNOW IN FEBRUARY. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON IS OVER FIVE
FEET BELOW NORMAL.
PRECIPITATION WAS ALSO VERY LOW WITH ONLY 0.78 INCHES; THE THIRD DRIEST ON
RECORD BEHIND 2007 AND 1989. WITH THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN JANUARY THE
ANNUAL IS STILL 2.31 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL AS OF THE END OF THE MONTH.
SE MAR 14
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